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Integrating RSS Into Your Web Site (NLA/NEMA 2008)
The document discusses integrating RSS feeds into websites. It introduces RSS and how it works by syndicating content across the internet. It then discusses various tools for finding RSS feeds on websites that don't currently have them, republishing feed content on websites, and notifying users of feed updates through email or instant messages. Each tool is briefly described and potential limitations are noted. The document is presented by Michael Sauers and is intended to help with integrating RSS into websites and libraries.
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Integrating RSS Into Your Web Site (NLA/NEMA 2008)
- 2. Integrating RSS intoYour Web site Part 1: Introduction Michael Sauers Technology Innovation Librarian Nebraska Library Commission NLA/NEMA 2008
- 5. What is RSS?Depending on who you ask it stands for either “Really Simple Syndication”, “Rich Site Summary”, or “RDF Site Summary”. “ Really Simple Syndication” is the de facto definition today. RSS is an XML language for syndicating items on the Internet.
- 6. How does RSSwork? Information Provider Information Receiver
- 7. Implications of RSSInformation is received in a single location Information is received quickly The need to visit the originating Web site is reduced and…
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- 9. Michael Sauers TechnologyInnovation Librarian Nebraska Library Commission Computers in Libraries 2008 Integrating RSS into Your Web site Part 2: Getting Feeds Where None Exist
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- 15. Feedity Limitations Worksbetter on some Web pages than on others. Notes Be sure to take advantage of the refine feature for more accurate results.
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- 20. page2rss Limitations Generallyworks better than Feedity but has no ability to refine the results.
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- 26. Michael Sauers TechnologyInnovation Librarian Nebraska Library Commission Computers in Libraries 2008 Integrating RSS into Your Web site Part 3: Republishing Feeds
- 27. Integrating feed contentinto your Web site Grab content from multiple RSS feeds Reduce and/or mash it Republish it on your site
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- 53. RSS Scrollbox WidgetLimitations Third party Shows small advertisement Ad free, local-hosted version available for $35.
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- 102. Contact information MichaelSauers [email_address] http://travelinlibrarian.info/ http://www.slideshare.net/travelinlibrarian/ http://www.delicious.com/travelinlibrarian/nlanema2008/rss