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lauramcgoff
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06 Dec 2005
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07 Mar 2006 8:03 PM |
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What are the fundamentals of RSS?
RSS can stand for 'Rich Site Summary', 'RDF Site Summary' or 'Really Simple Syndication' depending on who you ask and which version they are speaking about.
RSS feeds bring automatically updated information straight to your desktop. You can monitor news, blogs, job listings, personals, and classifieds. More and more sites offer feeds, which you can identify by a small button that says either RSS or XML. However, if you click one of these links, you will most likely get a page full of code in your browser. To properly read the feed, you need an RSS reader.
How to get an RSS Reader
Here is a link to some reviews on cnet.com. Many are free or offer free trial periods. Most readers cost from $20 to $30. By purchasing the app, you often have access to more tools and features within the reader.
There are two main types of RSS reader. Standalone applications are simply programs that process RSS feeds for you. The advantage of a standalone is that it is a new application that you can populate as needed. The disadvantage: it's one more app to have open on your desktop. The other type is the plug-in. This app works within an existing program such as Microsoft Outlook or Internet Explorer. The advantage of having RSS work with an existing app is that you likely have Outlook or IE open already, so the reader becomes a new component of that app. The disadvantage is that if you have a lot of e-mail folders or bookmarks already established, you may not want to overload your application with daily feeds of new information.
Does FutureMonitor™ Provide an RSS feed?
There are currently two syndication feeds provided on FutureMonitor™. The feeds are currently provided in format RSS v2.
Feed #1
Most Active Discussions - This feed contains title, author, date and the contents of the latest post of the most active FutureMonitor™ discussions. To find it, click here, or look for the orange XML button underneath the 'Most Active Discussions' box on the right of the home page.
Feed #2
The Experiment So Far Blog – This feed contains title, author, date and the contents of the latest blog post. To find it, click here, or look for the orange XML button on the right side in the blog.
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HowardRheingold
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08 Mar 2006 8:23 PM |
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I use Bloglines as an RSS aggregator and like it a lot. I've used standalone apps, but my browser is always open, and it's easy enough to keep a Bloglines tab open. I have 50-80 feeds at any one time, and I'm always weeding out the ones that I don't read often, and adding new ones.
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parkijo
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09 Mar 2006 8:50 PM |
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Agreed. Standalone applications don't work as weel as something in the browser - although this area is evolving so fat that I suspect that the nextgeneration browsers will have much better native capability.
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HowardRheingold
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10 Mar 2006 7:08 PM |
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I just found this useful step-by-step guide to RSS via Bloglines:
http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2006/02/23_real_simple_.html
23 real simple steps to making your Internet life much better
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BA
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07 Apr 2006 10:39 PM |
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The new Flock browser is actually designed to incorporate all these social browsing features. www.flock.com
- RSS
- Social Bookmarking, Tagging
- Blogging
- Photo Sharing
The browser is becoming the new all-in-one application.
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Frymaster
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23 Mar 2006
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09 Apr 2006 2:58 PM |
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First, I'd like to thank FM for having this topic, the reading of which motivated me finally to get myself on the RSS tip. 'Hanx, Laura! This review on TechCrunch.com gives a good overview of web-based feed readers. Way down in the comments, you'll see a few names of browser plug-ins like Sage which extends Firefox.
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lx_h
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08 May 2006 6:13 PM |
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I use Google Reader. (http://www.google.com/reader/).
The best thing is that it gives me mobility and freedom to check my feeds from everywhere.
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