Really Simple Syndication (RSS)
December 8th, 2004
Here is a geeky tech thing that I’m pretty excited about: RSS. You probably don’t know what it is, but you may have used it without even knowing it.
RSS is a feed of XML data. This smjsolutions.com site has a feed of the most recent posts. You can click on the RSS link at the bottom right hand side of the page to see the actual feed data (Warning: it’s not pretty in its raw format). Lots of other sites offer RSS feeds (news sites in particular). Most sites will have an orange rectangular RSS button somewhere on the page if it is available.
Probably the best example of a good use of RSS is My Yahoo!. If you have a Yahoo! ID, you’re missing out if this is not your home page. You can subscribe to any RSS feed and have it displayed on your My Yahoo! page. Every time your My Yahoo! page is loaded, it will check the RSS feed for any updates, making sure you have the latest and greatest information that you care about.
Here is a list of some great feeds I subscribe to:
- CraigsList for Sale in SLC – classified ads in my neck of the woods
- New York Times – Technology – latest technology headlines
- smjsolutions.com – latest posts from this site
- BYU NewsNet Sports – Cougar sports news
What are some of your favorite feeds?
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