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RSS Feeds

 

What is RSS?

 

RSS stands for Real Simple Syndication. It allows you to receive instant notification when particular area of a website (for example, breaking news) is updated, so that you can stay up-to-date.

 

To receive these notifications, you must subscribe to a website's RSS feed.

 

 

 

What do I need, in order to receive RSS Feeds?

 

RSS feeds are free, and all that you need is an RSS Reader (sometimes referred to as an Aggregator).

 

A free, easy-to-use RSS Reader is the free Google Reader. Click here for details.

 

Some email services such as Microsoft Outlook and Yahoo, and browsers such as Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, have built-in RSS Readers and can receive feeds without requiring any additional software. Please consult the Help files for those services for more details.

 

 

 

How Do I Subscribe to RSS Feeds?

 

Web pages which syndicate RSS feeds are usually indicated by the standard RSS icon: RSS

 

 

If you are using your web browser to view RSS feeds, then all you have to do is click on the orange RSS icon. This will open the feed, which contains an option to subscribe to the feed. You can then read your RSS feeds in the "Bookmarks" or "Favorites" section of your browser (the name of this area will vary depending on which browser you use).

 

 

If you are using a RSS Reader to receive RSS feeds, there are a few steps involved:

 

1/ Right-click on the orange RSS icon, and select "Copy Shortcut" or "Copy Link Location".

 

2/ Open your RSS Reader, and select "File" in the top menu. From the File menu, select an option similar to "New Feed", "Import" or "Add Channel" (the name of this option will vary depending on your RSS Reader).

 

3/ Right-click in the field asking for the URL of the feed (the feed address) and select "Paste".

 

4/ Click on "Add" and you are done!