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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

RSS and Google Reader

Peace be with you!


RSS = Really Simple Syndication

A Really Simple Definition:

An RSS "feed" is a short bit of news that can be sent to you in (almost) realtime. It is most useful when coming from websites which are updated very frequently.

How do you receive RSS feeds?

In order to have RSS feeds sent to you, you need to have something called a "reader". The reader organizes RSS feeds so you can be organized.

Here is a good and easy reader:

Google Reader --> http://reader.google.com/
You need a Google account in order to use the reader. So go get a Google account!

The RSS symbol

This is the RSS symbol:
The symbol is usually found in the corner of the webpage.

What if I cannot find it?

If you cannot find it, press ctrl+f and type in "RSS".
If you still cannot find it, type RSS in the website's search engine.

When I find it, what do I do?

When you find the RSS link, click it. You will be brought to another webpage. Sometimes, you will need to click a very specific type of RSS feed. You will finally be brought to a webpage with headlines. If you look at the website address, you will notice that it ends in .xml, .rss, or .xtml. Copy this website address.

Return to Google Reader and...

Return to Google reader, click the "Add Subscription" button on the top left of the page.

 A little window will appear and you will paste the RSS website address into the empty text bar. Click "Add".

Finally...

Be patient. It will start soon. Some websites update often, some never update. You need to test them!

Go in the peace of Christ!

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