UCSD Libraries Web 2.0 Workshop Week 3 – RSS/Podcasts Teri M. Vogel February 23, 2007

Objectives (Week 3) What the heck is RSS? RSS in the Web 2.0 universe Using RSS Feeds Pulling ( Readers ) Pushing (RSS/JS, Re-Mixers) RSS Resources Podcasts locating and capturing --not creating

What the heck is RSS?

RSS in the Web 2.0 universe

Using RSS Feeds

Pulling ( Readers )

Pushing (RSS/JS, Re-Mixers)

RSS Resources

Podcasts

locating and capturing --not creating

RSS (2003-2004) Way to keep up with new blog postings w/o 1) checking blogs over and over, or 2) using e-mail alerts. (2007) Way to keep up with new/updated content on many websites (2.0 & otherwise) w/o checking.......and to repackage or redistribute that content for using elsewhere.

(2003-2004) Way to keep up with new blog postings w/o 1) checking blogs over and over, or 2) using e-mail alerts.

(2007) Way to keep up with new/updated content on many websites (2.0 & otherwise) w/o checking.......and to repackage or redistribute that content for using elsewhere.

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RSS Feed Basics aka feeds, web feeds, newsfeeds, etc. specifications: 1.0, 2.0, ATOM... .xml, .rss, .rdf Really Simple Syndication XML file that’s a syndication of website content Site gets updated...file gets updated XML – usually not read unaided

aka feeds, web feeds, newsfeeds, etc.

specifications: 1.0, 2.0, ATOM...

.xml, .rss, .rdf

Really Simple Syndication

XML file that’s a syndication of website content

Site gets updated...file gets updated

XML – usually not read unaided

RSS Feed Basics Distributes & repurposes content vs. blogs/wikis (create content) No standard to identify RSS-enabled sites Text, graphical cues Autodiscovery: IE, Firefox, Safari To Read Feeds?? RSS READER (AGGREGATOR)

Distributes & repurposes content

vs. blogs/wikis (create content)

No standard to identify RSS-enabled sites

Text, graphical cues

Autodiscovery: IE, Firefox, Safari

To Read Feeds??

RSS READER (AGGREGATOR)

PULL RSS Feeds --Bloglines Login Copy feed (URL) Click add/subscribe Paste feed Subscribe http://www.bloglines.com/

Login

Copy feed (URL)

Click add/subscribe

Paste feed

Subscribe

http://www.bloglines.com/

You + RSS Reader YOU Select [subscribe] RSS feeds Read what you want, save, clip, e-mail items organize feeds de-select [unsubscribe] feeds with a click RSS READER Checks website [feed] for fresh content Pulls in new content Title, date stamp, link to full article All-some-none of the article Readable, automated

YOU

Select [subscribe] RSS feeds

Read what you want,

save, clip, e-mail items

organize feeds

de-select [unsubscribe] feeds with a click

RSS READER

Checks website [feed] for fresh content

Pulls in new content

Title, date stamp, link to full article

All-some-none of the article

Readable, automated

Information Flow, 1 YOU Blogs News Sites Databases E-Journals / E-Magazines ?????? Checking for Updates E-Mail Alerting

http:// RSS Reader Reader “pings” to check if feed (page/site) has been updated) New feed content pulled back into reader Titles | Dates | Links | Authors | Content** YOU Information Flow, 2

Exercise Open 2 browser windows 1 – Go to http://www.bloglines.com/ and login Username/password on board 2 – Find a website with RSS feeds Select, copy feed 1 – Go back to Bloglines, then Feeds  Add  Paste Feed  SUBSCRIBE

Open 2 browser windows

1 – Go to http://www.bloglines.com/ and login

Username/password on board

2 – Find a website with RSS feeds

Select, copy feed

1 – Go back to Bloglines, then Feeds  Add  Paste Feed  SUBSCRIBE

RSS Readers http:// allrss.com/rssreaders.html Web Based Bloglines Google Reader Rojo Desktop - choices arranged by OS Feed Demon NetNewsWire Browser Integrated Sage (Firefox), Safari (OS X)

Web Based

Bloglines

Google Reader

Rojo

Desktop - choices arranged by OS

Feed Demon

NetNewsWire

Browser Integrated

Sage (Firefox), Safari (OS X)

Google Reader Example Configure Firefox to add feeds to Google Reader

RSS – Pull Technology Advantages (KM) Concentrates INFORMATION Current awareness/alerting Customizable (“newspaper”) Saves time Challenge Need to use the information Don’t go overboard with feeds

Advantages (KM)

Concentrates INFORMATION

Current awareness/alerting

Customizable (“newspaper”)

Saves time

Challenge

Need to use the information

Don’t go overboard with feeds

Looking for RSS Feeds? http://www.allrss.com/rssfeeds.html http://www.allrss.com/rssdirectories.html http://www.allrss.com/rsssearch.html Blogs Entries/comments ‘ Subscribe’ buttons Feedburner Statistics Wikis Social Bookmarking User or Tag News Outlets Magazines E-Journals News Searches Google, Yahoo, Moreover Databases PubMed, Compendex, Web of Science, Business Source Premier RSS Icon Gallery - http://www.rssicongallery.com/ Free RSS Graphic Tool - http://www.feedforall.com/public/rss-graphic-tool.htm

Blogs

Entries/comments

‘ Subscribe’ buttons

Feedburner

Statistics

Wikis

Social Bookmarking

User or Tag

News Outlets

Magazines

E-Journals

News Searches

Google, Yahoo, Moreover

Databases

PubMed, Compendex, Web of Science, Business Source Premier

RSS Icon Gallery - http://www.rssicongallery.com/

Free RSS Graphic Tool - http://www.feedforall.com/public/rss-graphic-tool.htm

PUSHING RSS Feeds R in R SS = remix, repackage, redistribute, repurpose Using RSS to display/push information from one website to another Dynamically updated content

R in R SS = remix, repackage, redistribute, repurpose

Using RSS to display/push information from one website to another

Dynamically updated content

RSS  JavaScript BLOG JavaScript WEBPAGE WEBPAGE with HEADLINES RSS  JS

RSS Feed (blog, journal, news, database, RSS reader, wiki....) Convert to JavaScript and copy ‘text’ block Paste block of ‘text’ on website (wiki, blog...) Freestanding http://scilib.ucsd.edu/ http://units.sla.org/division/dche/ Feed or HTML/JavaScript widget http://scilib3.blogspot.com/ http://scilib3.pbwiki.com/ RSS  JavaScript Tools http://allrss.com/rssresources.html http://feed2js.org/

RSS Feed (blog, journal, news, database, RSS reader, wiki....)

Convert to JavaScript and copy ‘text’ block

Paste block of ‘text’ on website (wiki, blog...)

Freestanding

http://scilib.ucsd.edu/

http://units.sla.org/division/dche/

Feed or HTML/JavaScript widget

http://scilib3.blogspot.com/

http://scilib3.pbwiki.com/

Aggregates multiple feeds into single feed (mashup) Yahoo Pipes ( http://pipes.yahoo.com/ ) – Feb 07 Create your own feeds Remix feeds & search engines, customize private or publish Science News (Science, Nature, SciAm, NYT) http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/QhDwGL7C2xGyHUa_JjBjOg/ Re-Mixing RSS Feeds http://allrss.com/rssremixers.html

Aggregates multiple feeds into single feed (mashup)

Yahoo Pipes ( http://pipes.yahoo.com/ ) – Feb 07

Create your own feeds

Remix feeds & search engines, customize

private or publish

Science News (Science, Nature, SciAm, NYT)

http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/QhDwGL7C2xGyHUa_JjBjOg/

Podcasts ≈ blog of audio files Software requirements Recording RSS feed (enclosures) Subscribing RSS reader iTunes Odiogo ( http://www.odiogo.com/ ) Blog/RSS  Text-to-Audio  Podcasts

≈ blog of audio files

Software requirements

Recording

RSS feed (enclosures)

Subscribing

RSS reader

iTunes

Odiogo ( http://www.odiogo.com/ )

Blog/RSS  Text-to-Audio  Podcasts

Podcast Directories iTunes Podcast411 http://www.podcast411.com/ Podcasting News http://www.podcastingnews.com/forum/links.php

iTunes

Podcast411 http://www.podcast411.com/

Podcasting News http://www.podcastingnews.com/forum/links.php

Recap RSS’ role in Web 2.0 Ubiquitous, built-in feature Blogs, social bookmarking, wikis..... +News, Databases, Journals, OPAC*** Info/KM (pitfalls) Remixing, repackaging from one tool to another Audio/video (--casting)

RSS’ role in Web 2.0

Ubiquitous, built-in feature

Blogs, social bookmarking, wikis.....

+News, Databases, Journals, OPAC***

Info/KM (pitfalls)

Remixing, repackaging from one tool to another

Audio/video (--casting)