How Rss Works
- 1. How RSS Works s1170025 Yuhei Szuki
- 2. Introduction to How RSS Works The trouble with living in the Information Age is paradoxical: There's too much information. If you're addicted to the constant flow of data that we know as the Internet, you're not going to be able to manage it without some help. Some Web-browsing software automatically detects RSS feeds.
- 3. RSS Reader part1 Reading RSS feeds can be a great time-saver. In the time it takes you to scan whole Web pages for information, you can review headlines from dozens of sites all collected in one place. On the other hand, the ease with which you can view RSS headlines may convince you that you can subscribe to even more sites. You may end up spending just as much time reading feeds as you used to on regular Web sites.
- 4. RSS Reader part2 Reading feeds requires a few simple things, many of which you already have. You'll need a computer -- or compatible electronic device -- and an Internet connection. After that, you need something that can read, or aggregate, RSS files. Aggregators collect and interpret RSS feeds in one location. That way, you can see the latest headlines from HowStuffWorks, CNN, the BBC and Reuters, all in one place.
- 5. Creating RSS Feeds part1 RSS isn't really that different from a normal Web site. In fact, they're the same in one respect: Both are simple text files on Web servers. RSS uses the World Wide Web Consortium's Resource Description Framework (RDF) as a guide to tell a feed aggregator how to read the file. RDF is based on extensible markup language (XML), a cousin of hypertext markup language (HTML), which is the language used for everyday Web sites.
- 6. Creating RSS Feeds part2 RSS tags tell your aggregator how to display the feed on your screen. In addition to the size of the font and other details, RSS tags also include the name of the creator of the feed, the date it was published, when the feed was updated and more useful information that helps you decide which articles to select from the feed and read in ful
- 7. Lots More Information Sources * "Introduction to RSS." Webreference.com. Apr. 21, 2008. http://www.webreference.com/authoring/languages/ xml/rss/intro/ * Resource Description Framework. Whatis.com. Apr. 24, 2008. http://searchsoa.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26 _gci213545,00.html * RSS. Whatis.com. Apr. 24, 2008. http://searchwindevelopment.techtarget.com /sDefinition/0,,sid8_gci813358,00.html