What is an RSS feed?

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication It allows information to be published in a standard XML format that can be access via a Web address. RSS 2.0 specifications are published by the RSS Advisory Board.

What are RSS newsfeeds used for?

RSS is used by (among other things) news headlines, weblogs, schools, and audio & video podcasting. RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish in a standardized format An RSS document (which is called a feed, web feed, or channel) includes full or summarized text, plus metadata such as publishing dates and authorship.

RSS Readers to display the News

Browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera and Microsofts Internet Explorer 7 have integrated support for RSS feeds. The FREE reader we use is at www.RSSReader.com

Sources of many more RSS newsfeeds

Use Feedfinder to search by keyword (football, microsoft security, recipes, etc.) or by URL (cnet.com, itu.int, microsoft.com, etc.) or a combination of the two (amazon.com books) in order to find feeds on that topic or by that organization. There are also search engines for content published via web feeds like Feedster or Blogdigger.

How do I find RSS newsfeeds?

Look for this or RSS feed pictograms in news pages of websites, for example Yahoo! news or BBC news and add them to your reader. On Web pages, web feeds (RSS or Atom) are typically linked with the word "Subscribe", an orange rectangle, , or with just the letters RSS. Many news aggregators such as My Yahoo! publish subscription buttons () for use on Web pages to simplify the process of adding news feeds.

RSS Feeds on this Web site

WebWizDirect is a quick and easy way to keep your website up to date, manage on-line shopping carts, and to stay in touch with your customers. WebWizDirects content management system is user-friendly: You can change your articles layout on-the-fly with predefined templates, allowing you to instantly change the look of your website WebWizDirect has no limitations Make a headlines file to include in your other pages Create extra RSS feeds Publish an entire duplicate version of your site for hand-held devices Display your articles in text-only formats Its up to you!

RSS Webmaster Resources

The are webmaster resources to create and display RSS Feeds for Podcasting, Webpages, and Web Tickers.