RSS - Really Simple Syndication

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RSS is an acronym for Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary (it depends who you ask).

RSS is an acronym for Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site
Summary (it depends who you ask). RSS is based on XML, with the
specific purpose of delivering updates to web-based content.
Using this standard, I (Me: Andrew) can provide you with
headlines, stories, information, MP3 music and other fresh web
content in a succinct manner.

Meanwhile, you use RSS readers and news aggregators to collect
and monitor your favorite feeds (like my RSS feeds) into one
centralized program. This web-based content Content viewed in
your RSS reader or news aggregator is known as an RSS feed. I
have placed my RSS feeds for you onto my web-server. While the
majority of RSS feeds currently contain news headlines or
breaking information or music, the long term uses of RSS are
broad.

RSS is becoming increasingly popular. The reason is fairly
simple. RSS is a free and easy way to promote a website and its
content, without the need to advertise or create complicated
content sharing partnerships.

There are basically three parts of an RSS feed. The feed's
general information, the feed's items (for example: music or the
latest information I want to share with you), and the feed's
image (the picture of a rock band for example).

The feed's general information is made up of a few required and
several optional data fields, which describe the whole RSS feed.
For example, a feed title, description, and link are required.
Optional feed fields can contain information about the feed such
as the editor (me), copyright (me), and webmaster (also me).

A feed can contain one or more items. Each item can be thought of
as a separate tunes, news article or announcement. Typically,
items are periodically updated by the feed's author (me again),
adding new content when available. End users who subscribe to
(watch) the feed (typically using feed reader or news aggregator
software) are shown the new items or hear the new music when it
becomes available from me (Andrew).

Every feed can have an image associated with it. A feed's image
is typically a company logo, a picture of a rock band or other
image that relates to the RSS feed's content.

After I create a feed for you, I upload it to my web server, and
create links on inside my website which point to the new RSS
feed. RSS feeds are widespread and extensively used by sites such
as Yahoo, CNet, NY Times, BBC, and many more. Come on and join
the club. You are in good company.

For example, most of those links on your and my Yahoo Home Page
are RSS feeds. You can also place my RSS feeds on your Yahoo
Home Page if you want to.

For example on MySpace, Yahoo 360 or even Friendster, When I
create my blog or edit its settings on the Edit Blog Settings
page, I'm given the option to "Publish site feed" -- and so are
you.

Site feed:
A "site feed" gives my readers a special way to read my updated
blog entries. Instead of going to my blog page, you can see my
entries as soon as they are published, using software for reading
syndicated content called a "newsreader." People who read a lot
of blogs like this option because they can see the latest entries
from all their favorite blogs in one place. It's a lot like
checking email.

My Yahoo! provides a great newsreader option -- anyone can
subscribe to as many blogs as they like and have their entries
automatically appear on their customized My Yahoo! pages.

How to use Andrew's RSS for Yahoo 360 and MySpace:
On your Edit Blog Settings page, if you click the checkbox next
to "Yes, publish my blog as an RSS 3.0 feed," then the orange XML
button appears on your blog. When your readers click on that
button, your blog's feed is added to their newsreader software.

When you select this option, we also show a button that has a
plus sign next to "My Yahoo!." When your readers click that
button, your blog's RSS feed is automatically added to their My
Yahoo! pages.

Another example for you on MySpace, Yahoo 360 or even Friendster:
When I create my RSS feed for my MP3 Tune Of The Week and publish
it to my web-server that gives you a special way to listen to my
updated favorite music tunes for that week. Instead of going to
my web site, you can hear my musical favorites as soon as I
publish them to my web-server.

RSS is for public blogs, so if you want to publish a feed you
need to set your blog's permission to "Everyone."

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Here's the feed code you need to add to your RSS Reader (such as Yahoo My Page, Yahoo 360, MySpace or Friendster in order to subscribe (listen) to my weekly updated Hot Tune of the Week music selection feed:

[http://roger.howell58.home.comcast.net/hottune1.xml]

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Here's the feed code you need to add to your RSS Reader (such as Yahoo My Page, Yahoo 360, MySpace or Friendster in order to subscribe (listen) to my weekly updated Astronomy News of the Week selection feed:

http://roger.howell58.home.comcast.net/astnews1.xml

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Here's the feed code you need to add to your RSS Reader (such as Yahoo My Page, Yahoo 360, MySpace or Friendster in order to subscribe (listen) to my weekly updated Friend of the Month selection feed:

http://roger.howell58.home.comcast.net/friend1.xml

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http://roger.howell58.home.comcast.net/roadtrip1.xml

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Remember, the music and information you get from my RSS feed will update automatically for you whenever I weekly/monthly update my RSS feed on my web-server -- way cool huh?

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