RSS Primer

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RSS Primer A look at internet feeds

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Basics of reading RSS/Atom feeds and a look at repurposing feeds for a web site. Handout at http://tinyurl.com/2crrrx

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RSS Primer

A look at internet feeds

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RSS What is it? How do I use it to subscribe to

something? How do I work with feeds on my web

site?

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RSS = Feed

Really Simple Syndication Allows for subscribing to your favorite

sites

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RSS icon large

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Subsribe button in Firefox

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Subscribing in ff

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Live bookmark

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IE7 feed reads

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Apple rss symbol

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Safari reader

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Bloglines

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Google reader

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Using RSS on your site

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RSS vs. Atom Two types of feeds In most cases, it doesn’t matter but

check your tool

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Repurposing feeds Lots of easy-to-use tools to get a feed to

your site No programming necessary

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Friendly tools

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Sample from pfhyper

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A little programming

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Thank you! Peter Fleck [email protected] Links to the handout at pfhyper.com