RSS Demystified A presentation by Peter Bromberg, SJRLC (bromberg@sjrlc.org)

Syndication Story is written Story is sent to “the wire” Papers pick up ‘feed’ off the wire Story appears here

Syndication Story appears here Here And Here And Here And Here And Here

Written once Put on network Appears in many papers

Just like RSS. Except… The ‘Article or “post” is written (usually on a blog) The blog automatically creates a “Feed” and makes it available on the web You use a “feed reader” to subscribe to the feed You see updated headlines to your subscribed feeds in your feed reader. It’s like creating your own customized newspaper!

The ‘Article or “post” is written (usually on a blog)

The blog automatically creates a “Feed” and makes it available on the web

You use a “feed reader” to subscribe to the feed

You see updated headlines to your subscribed feeds in your feed reader.

It’s like creating your own customized newspaper!

RSS Syndication Article or “post” is written (usually on a blog) “ Feed” is available on the web You use feed reader to subscribe to the feed Article appears in your feed reader

1. The ‘Article or “post” is written (usually on a blog)

1. The ‘Article or “post” is written (usually on a blog)

You see updated headlines to your subscribed feeds in your feed reader.

2. Blog automatically creates a “Feed” and makes it available on the web

2. Blog automatically creates a “Feed” and makes it available on the web Feed subscription buttons look like this:

Clicking on this button brings up the feed. Do not be frightened by what you are about to see…

This is the feed address. Highlight and copy it. The rest of this gobbledygook is the XML code. Look away! Do not concern yourself with it (unless your inner geek calls to you)

3. Use a “feed reader” to subscribe to the feed Bloglines ( www.bloglines.com ) is a free and popular Feed Reader

Bloglines ( www.bloglines.com ) is a free and popular Feed Reader

After Creating your free account, subscribe to the RSS feed by pasting the feed link into the subscribe window

4. You see updated headlines to your subscribed feeds in your feed reader.

ALL My Feeds Feed we just subscribed to Headlines from my blog. Click to read. You can customize to see summaries too!

One Final bit of coolness In addition to reading feeds through a feed reader, you can “syndicate” the content to your own website or intranet. Let’s look at bloglines again

In addition to reading feeds through a feed reader, you can “syndicate” the content to your own website or intranet.

Let’s look at bloglines again

My SJRLC FEEDS

One Final bit of coolness Now let’s look at these 3 feeds syndicated to a website…

Now let’s look at these 3 feeds syndicated to a website…

One Final bit of coolness

One Final bit of coolness You can generate javascript to do this at: http://p3k.org/rss Or use Supr glu: www.suprglu.com to see all your favorite feeds as one webpage. Kinda like this… sjrlc.suprglu.com

You can generate javascript to do this at: http://p3k.org/rss

Or use Supr glu: www.suprglu.com to see all your favorite feeds as one webpage. Kinda like this… sjrlc.suprglu.com

One Final bit of coolness

Now go forth and syndicate Bloglines Feed Reader: www.bloglines.com Blogbridge Feed Reader: www.blogbridge.com Good article on Blogs and RSS: tinyurl.com/4s2hc RSS Flash Tutorial: www.palinet.org/rss/toti/tsstutorial.htm Sample blog: http://sjrlc.typepad.com Sample Feed : http:// feeds.feedburner.com /sjrlc/news SJRLC Feeds: http://www.sjrlc.org/RSS Suprglu: www.suprglu.com Syndicate to your webpage: http://p3k.org/rss

Bloglines Feed Reader: www.bloglines.com

Blogbridge Feed Reader: www.blogbridge.com

Good article on Blogs and RSS: tinyurl.com/4s2hc

RSS Flash Tutorial: www.palinet.org/rss/toti/tsstutorial.htm

Sample blog: http://sjrlc.typepad.com

Sample Feed : http:// feeds.feedburner.com /sjrlc/news

SJRLC Feeds: http://www.sjrlc.org/RSS

Suprglu: www.suprglu.com

Syndicate to your webpage: http://p3k.org/rss