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RSS Really Simply Syndication XML file format Universally readable by feed readers and podcatching software XML vs. RSS Either term/button can refer to the existence of a feed (RSS = process; XML = file format) RSS XML

Really Simply Syndication

XML file format

Universally readable by feed readers and podcatching software

XML vs. RSS

Either term/button can refer to the existence of a feed (RSS = process; XML = file format)

What does XML look like? <?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;UTF-8&quot; standalone=&quot;yes&quot;?> <?xml-stylesheet href=&quot;http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css&quot; type=&quot;text/css&quot;?> <feed xmlns=&quot;http://purl.org/atom/ns#&quot; version=&quot;0.3&quot; xml:lang=&quot;en-US&quot;> <link href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/atom/21171622&quot; rel=&quot;service.post&quot; title=&quot;FacDev Training Blog&quot; type=&quot;application/atom+xml&quot;/> <link href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/atom/21171622&quot; rel=&quot;service.feed&quot; title=&quot;FacDev Training Blog&quot; type=&quot;application/atom+xml&quot;/> <title mode=&quot;escaped&quot; type=&quot;text/html&quot;>FacDev Training Blog</title> <tagline mode=&quot;escaped&quot; type=&quot;text/html&quot;/> <link href=&quot;http://facdevblog.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;alternate&quot; title=&quot;FacDev Training Blog&quot; type=&quot;text/html&quot;/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21171622</id> <modified>2006-08-01T18:21:09Z</modified> <generator url=&quot;http://www.blogger.com/&quot; version=&quot;6.72&quot;>Blogger</generator> <info mode=&quot;xml&quot; type=&quot;text/html&quot;> <div xmlns=&quot;http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml&quot;>This is an Atom formatted XML site feed. It is intended to be viewed in a Newsreader or syndicated to another site. Please visit the <a href=&quot;http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=697&quot;>Blogger Help</a> for more info.</div> </info> <convertLineBreaks xmlns=&quot;http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#&quot;>true</convertLineBreaks> <entry xmlns=&quot;http://purl.org/atom/ns#&quot;> <link href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/atom/21171622/115445327151970183&quot; rel=&quot;service.edit&quot; title=&quot;Creating and Using Blogs&quot; type=&quot;application/atom+xml&quot;/> <author> <name>Jason Rhode</name> </author> <issued>2006-08-01T12:27:00-05:00</issued> <modified>2006-08-01T17:27:51Z</modified>

<?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;UTF-8&quot; standalone=&quot;yes&quot;?>

<?xml-stylesheet href=&quot;http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css&quot; type=&quot;text/css&quot;?>

<feed xmlns=&quot;http://purl.org/atom/ns#&quot; version=&quot;0.3&quot; xml:lang=&quot;en-US&quot;>

<link href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/atom/21171622&quot; rel=&quot;service.post&quot; title=&quot;FacDev Training Blog&quot; type=&quot;application/atom+xml&quot;/>

<link href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/atom/21171622&quot; rel=&quot;service.feed&quot; title=&quot;FacDev Training Blog&quot; type=&quot;application/atom+xml&quot;/>

<title mode=&quot;escaped&quot; type=&quot;text/html&quot;>FacDev Training Blog</title>

<tagline mode=&quot;escaped&quot; type=&quot;text/html&quot;/>

<link href=&quot;http://facdevblog.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;alternate&quot; title=&quot;FacDev Training Blog&quot; type=&quot;text/html&quot;/>

<id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21171622</id>

<modified>2006-08-01T18:21:09Z</modified>

<generator url=&quot;http://www.blogger.com/&quot; version=&quot;6.72&quot;>Blogger</generator>

<info mode=&quot;xml&quot; type=&quot;text/html&quot;>

<div xmlns=&quot;http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml&quot;>This is an Atom formatted XML site feed. It is intended to be viewed in a Newsreader or syndicated to another site. Please visit the <a href=&quot;http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=697&quot;>Blogger Help</a> for more info.</div>

</info>

<convertLineBreaks xmlns=&quot;http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#&quot;>true</convertLineBreaks>

<entry xmlns=&quot;http://purl.org/atom/ns#&quot;>

<link href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/atom/21171622/115445327151970183&quot; rel=&quot;service.edit&quot; title=&quot;Creating and Using Blogs&quot; type=&quot;application/atom+xml&quot;/>

<author>

<name>Jason Rhode</name>

</author>

<issued>2006-08-01T12:27:00-05:00</issued>

<modified>2006-08-01T17:27:51Z</modified>

Traditional “Pulling” of Content from the WWW

“ Traditional” Way of Reading a Blog Blog Posting 2 Blog Posting 1 Blog Posting 3

Pushing Content via a Blog, RSS, & Feed Reader User-determined frequency Notice of new items available Manual or automated download of content Read new items soon after being posted Blog Posting 1 Blog Posting 2 Blog Posting 3 XML

RSS as a Funnel

Benefits

Pushing vs. Pulling

Easy to create

Affordability

Online, worldwide audience

Aggregation

Syndication

Searchability

Drawbacks

Online, worldwide audience

Searchability

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