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Bradford-Online.com - Keeping Updated
August 15, 2007
I’m sure everyone has noticed the big orange square at the top of the site. If you’ve wondered what it is, it’s a link to our RSS feed. Instead of checking here to see if Bradford-Online.com has been updated, wouldn’t it be great if we notified you of the update and then gave you a summary? Thanks to RSS now we can. There are over a billion web pages on the World wide web. Keeping up to date with the information can be difficult. RSS brings the information you want to you.
RSS stands for ‘Really Simple Syndication’. This means, you identify the content you like and have it delivered directly to your computer. It takes the hassle out of staying up-to-date, by showing you the very latest information that YOU are interested in.
Not all websites currently provide RSS, but it is growing rapidly in popularity. Many websites that add their own news items do provide it.
How do I start using RSS feeds?
The first thing you need is a “news/feed reader”. There are many different versions, some of which are accessed using a browser, and some of which are
down loadable applications. All allow you to display and subscribe to the RSS feeds you want.
Once you have chosen a news/feed reader, all you have to do is to decide what content you want. For example, if you would like the latest CLC News stories, simply visit the Homepage and you will notice an orange RSS button in the middle of the page.
Where to Find the RSS icon
If you click on the button you can subscribe to the feed in various ways, including by dragging the URL of the RSS feed into your news reader or by cutting and pasting the same URL into a new feed in your news reader.
News Readers
Internet Explorer 7, Firefox, and Safari browsers all have feed readers built in. This is probably your simplest option because it’s already available to you. There are also several stand-alone feed readers you can download. Both options should allow you to download the updated content to read offline later.
An online feed reader cuts out the hassle of installing software and you can check it from any online computer. Google and Bloglines are free and easy to use. You can easily add feeds to your Google or Yahoo! home pages too.
Different news readers work on different operating systems, so you will need to take this into account when you make your choice.
Now you know how to get started with RSS. Once you have your feed reader setup you can click on our orange feed icon to be informed of changes on Bradford-Online.com, or you can copy and paste our feed url into your reader:
http://bradford-online.com/?feed=rss2
If you’re using RSS send us a comment and let us know.
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