What is RSS… …and how do I use it?

RSS Defined RSS stands for Real Simple Syndication Most simply defined it is a format for delivering regularly changing web content.

RSS stands for Real Simple Syndication

Most simply defined it is a format for delivering regularly changing web content.

What does that mean? RSS in Plain English In the past you visited a website to see if content had been updated. With RSS you can have new content come to you.

RSS in Plain English

In the past you visited a website to see if content had been updated. With RSS you can have new content come to you.

How do I use RSS? You need a feed reader or feed aggregator . These can either be “ client based” (installed on a computer) or web based.

You need a feed reader or feed

aggregator . These can either be

“ client based” (installed on a

computer) or web based.

How do I use RSS? Lawrence offers a feed reader on all campus computers FeedBurner for PCs NetNewsWire Lite for MACs

Lawrence offers a feed reader on

all campus computers

FeedBurner for PCs

NetNewsWire Lite for MACs

How do I use RSS? For portability, a web based Reader may make more sense Google Reader Bloglines My Yahoo

For portability, a web based

Reader may make more sense

Google Reader

Bloglines

My Yahoo

Finding RSS Feeds The next thing you need to do is to go out and find information you’d like to read. This information can be from blogs, news sites, the library catalog, online databases and lots of other places.

The next thing you need to do is to go out and

find information you’d like to read. This

information can be from blogs, news sites, the

library catalog, online databases and lots of

other places.

How do I find RSS Feeds? Here are some of the ways that feeds are indicated:

Here are some of the ways that feeds are indicated:

Now it’s time to play NetNewsWire/Feedburner Google Reader

NetNewsWire/Feedburner

Google Reader