RSS-overview

RSS is // Rich Site Summary // ** SO many names for such a simple concept: newsfeed file, XML file, RSS File and many more...goodness... Just think of it as PULL versus PUSH Technology
 * //Really// //Simple Syndication...//it really is simple... //think syndication means to publish//

Think about your **e mail** it is the PERFECT example of an **RSS** You get your email concurrently by a little spider visiting the BTC server to ask, **"Is there anything new for this mail box?"** and then PULLS it to you! toc

**How else can we look at it? ** It is an updated CATALOG of your lecture notes. Students SUBSCRIBE to the syndication file

It simply means the students have **a news reader** that goes and checks for your updated lecture notes. To unsubscribe there is no steps involved, you just DELETE! //**(even ProQuest has a FEED to keep up fo student searchers)**// =** News Feeds or Aggregators **= (readers or channels): All-in-one Blog and online subscriptions, news reader, blog publishing and social sites Mobile version optimized for handheld computers and cell phones Email subscriptions help manage your e-newsletter traffic Package Tracking (UPS, USPS & FedEx) Custom weather forecasts Quick Pick Subscriptions get new users started quickly and easily Personalized recommendations to find new subscriptions Bookmarklet for single-click subscriptions to any source Notifiers for all browser types to remind you when new articles have arrived Most Popular lists show the days hot topics and which blogs are getting the most noticed Handy add-on tools for bloggers such as automated blogrolls, subscription buttons
 * yes....SUBSCRIBE **...is such a scary word....but it really isn't here!
 * Bloglines** []

**Favoor** []
 * personalized s​tart page**. Collect your favorite internet addresses. Add notes. VERY SIMPLE.

**Lite Feed** [] LiteFeeds delivers RSS to your cell phone.

**Page Flakes** [] has thousands of Flakes (widgets or modules) including Facebook, a universal News Search, YouTube, Twitter, message board, blog, and hundreds of RSS feeds to choose from. Design and create a page that you can have for yourself or share.

**Feed Yes** [] Generate feeds for any website or specific page Save and read with your rss reader or mobile phone. Syndicate those feeds: put the headlines on your own website Monitor websites realtime: always know the latest news from any webpage

**Google News** [] **Google Alerts** [] emails sent to you when Google finds new results -- such as web pages, newspaper articles, or blogs -- that match your search term. You can use Google Alerts to monitor anything on the Web
 * Google Reader** []

**News Vine** from MSNBC [] Breaking Stories through RSS Updated continuously by citizens, Newsvine is an instant reflection of what the world is talking about at any given moment.

**Syndic8** [] Huge RSS and Atom news feeds on mostly everything!

**Technorati** [] Technorati.com indexes millions of blog posts in real time and surfaces them in seconds through RSS. A source for the top stories, opinions, photos and videos emerging across news, entertainment, technology, lifestyle, sports, politics and business. Technorati.com tracks authority and influence, and the current index of who and what is most popular in the Blogosphere.

**Ice Rocket** [] specializes in real-time search. Generally used for blog searches but has expanded into searching the social networking websites. Big Buzz feature allows users to search Blogs, Tweets, news, images etc all from one page.

**RSSCalendar** [] create and manage multiple calendars, which can be rolled up into other calendars or stand alone. You can also grant users access to manage selected calendars. Once you setup your organization�s calendar/s you can easily get the word out about events by publishing them to one or more websites; and by syndicating your calendar events via RSS. RSSCalendar even gives you options to add RSVP to selected calendar events as well as the ability add and view comments.

= Sites that use RSS =
 * Examples of **

**Tag Jag** [] shop for products on Amazon, eBay, and other popular online stores at the same time! Plus, you can subscribe to the results in RSS with the click of a button, to keep track of the products you may want to buy in the future

**Reminder Feed** [] reminder service that delivers reminder messages right to your feed reader. You can associate it with your blog or website

**Simply Hired** [] Job search engine that can have results delivered by RSS

​**RSS Mix** [] Mix any number of RSS feeds into one unique new feed. You can then point a parser at the new feed and display a mix of stories from various sources on your website.

= ADVANCED =

Turns RSS feeds back into HTML to include in websites allows users to easily create, edit and publish RSS feeds. = =
 * MagpieRSS **[]
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