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	<title>web-feed &amp;laquo; WordPress.com Tag Feed</title>
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<title><![CDATA[A taste of RSS feeds]]></title>
<link>http://vmedel.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/a-taste-of-rss-feeds/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>vmedel</dc:creator>
<guid>http://vmedel.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/a-taste-of-rss-feeds/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[RSS is oftenly translated as &#8220;Really Simple Syndication&#8221; is a web family of feeds (links]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://vmedel.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/rss.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-112" title="rss" src="http://vmedel.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/rss.jpg" alt="" width="131" height="131" /></a>RSS is oftenly translated as &#8220;Really Simple Syndication&#8221; is a web family of feeds (links) format used to publish updated content such as blogs entries, news headlines, videos, etc. A RSS document includes full or summarized text, plus metadata such as publishing dates and authorship. The advantage of RSS is that it allows you to stay informed regularly by retrieving the latest content from the sites you are interested in. RSS readers/users need to subscribe to keep getting updated news and articles about an specific subject.<br />
You can add a RSS feed in your wordpress blog. The way I put a RSS feed on my blog was by first looking for a topic of my interest in the <a href="http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/feeds/index.html">education week </a>website.  Once I found it, I clicked on the orange RSS image.  Then I copied the URL  and on my dashsboard under appearance  I added a RSS widget.  As I did so I had the option to choose whether I wanted the RSS feed to display a brief description of the article, author and date.  Again these are choices and is up to you if you want to show all of that information.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Assignment 1 bis: ancora sui feed RSS ma non solo ...]]></title>
<link>http://iamarf.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/assignment-1-bis-ancora-sui-feed-rss-ma-non-solo/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>iamarf</dc:creator>
<guid>http://iamarf.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/assignment-1-bis-ancora-sui-feed-rss-ma-non-solo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ora che state familiarizzando con i feed RSS per tenere la traccia dei vostri compagni di corso può ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Assignment 1: usiamo i feed RSS]]></title>
<link>http://iamarf.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/assignment-1-usiamo-i-feed-rss/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>iamarf</dc:creator>
<guid>http://iamarf.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/assignment-1-usiamo-i-feed-rss/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Questo è il primo post dedicato agli studenti del semestre autunnale 2009/10. Appare un po&#8217; in]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lifting στα Groups του Facebook]]></title>
<link>http://xollothnews.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/lifting-%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b1-groups-%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%85-facebook/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>xollothnews</dc:creator>
<guid>http://xollothnews.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/lifting-%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b1-groups-%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%85-facebook/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[LivePlace.Gr &#8211; see.you.there Παρά το γεγονός ότι η Home Page του facebook έχει υποστεί και θα ]]></description>
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<blockquote><p><a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://lonewolflibrarian.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/facebook.jpg&#38;imgrefurl=http://lonewolflibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/warning-to-libraries-with-facebook-pages-05-21-09/&#38;usg=__146Y99IeYSNq1vgLLodyAEVHWgc=&#38;h=373&#38;w=500&#38;sz=14&#38;hl=en&#38;start=9&#38;tbnid=bT64x38i6UVCnM:&#38;tbnh=97&#38;tbnw=130&#38;prev=/images%3Fq%3DFacebook%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN%26start%3D1"><img style="border:1px solid;" src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AbT64x38i6UVCnM%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Flonewolflibrarian.files.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2Ffacebook.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=97" alt="" width="130" height="97" /></a>Παρά το γεγονός ότι η <a class="zem_slink" title="Homepage" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homepage">Home Page</a> του facebook έχει υποστεί και θα συνεχίσει να δέχεται αλλαγές, αυτές τις μέρες τα Groups βρίσκονται στο επίκεντρο τροποποιήσεων με σκοπό να βελτιωθεί ο τρόπος χρήσης τους.[<a href="http://liveplace.gr/index.php/news/37-technology/624-lifting-groups-facebook">next]</a></p></blockquote>
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<title><![CDATA[New Blog Feed!]]></title>
<link>http://eatrundoyoga.com/2009/09/23/new-blog-feed/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>doubledogyoga</dc:creator>
<guid>http://eatrundoyoga.com/2009/09/23/new-blog-feed/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[So I recently took the big plunge and switched from wordpress.com to the self-hosted wordpress.org. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SONY ERICSSON T707:TWINKLING FACEBOOK-SUPPORTED FASHION PHONE]]></title>
<link>http://cellphoneenthusiast.wordpress.com/2009/08/09/sony-ericsson-t707twinkling-facebook-supported-fashion-phone/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>akhlis</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cellphoneenthusiast.wordpress.com/2009/08/09/sony-ericsson-t707twinkling-facebook-supported-fashion-phone/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Fashionable, slim, stylish, fabulous, attractive, alluring&#8230;..are a series of words not really ]]></description>
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<p>Fashionable, slim, stylish, fabulous, attractive, alluring&#8230;..are a series of words not really enough to describe the beauty of tennis goddess named Maria Sharapova. And by using the same words, we can depict this newly-released phone&#8217;s physical appearance&#8230;.</p>
<p>Tempting to hold is perhaps the first impression potential buyers might have at the first time they take a glimpse at this gorgeous phone, which is as gorgeous as Maria.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[RSS / Web Feed]]></title>
<link>http://jostinlum.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/rss-web-feed/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jostinlum</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jostinlum.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/rss-web-feed/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[RSS 2009年6月6-8日，这几天我花了很多时间去了解与学习什么是RSS/Feed, RSS是Really Simple Syndication，华文为簡易資訊聚合，或叫博揽。我发现我有一个习惯，]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 360px"><img title="RSS" src="http://news-libraries.mit.edu/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/rss.jpg" alt="RSS" width="350" height="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">RSS</p></div>
<p>2009年6月6-8日，这几天我花了很多时间去了解与学习什么是RSS/Feed, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" target="_blank">RSS</a>是Really Simple Syndication，华文为<a href="http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS" target="_blank"><strong>簡易資訊聚合</strong></a>，或叫<strong>博揽。</strong>我发现我有一个习惯，当我发现一些我有兴趣的新知识，我会花很多时间去学习、研究，有时会导致我忽略了当时其他重要的事物，如已经策划要进行的工作或承诺他人的事物。<strong>有兴趣的事物与重要紧急的事物，在这两件事我上需要找到平衡点。</strong>我时常都会将时间放在有兴趣的事物，这是我需要改善之处。</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Feeding the web]]></title>
<link>http://receptaculum.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/feedingtheweb/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>receptaculum</dc:creator>
<guid>http://receptaculum.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/feedingtheweb/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Podcasting? Podcasitng is web syndicating a podcast. Podcast? A podcast is an organized series of di]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Podcasting?<br />
Podcasitng is <strong>web syndicating</strong> a <strong>podcast</strong>.</p>
<p>Podcast?<br />
A podcast is an organized <strong>series</strong> of digital media files made available for download via <strong>web syndication</strong>.</p>
<p>Web syndication?<br />
It is simply a way of publishing the series in the web. Content distributor syndicate the descriptor of the series, called <strong>web feed</strong>, thereby allowing users to <em>subscribe</em> to it.<br />
The syndication aspect of the delivery is what differentiates podcasts from other methods of content delivery, such as direct download or streaming. Dedicated software applications, known as <strong>podcatchers</strong>, aggregators, feed readers, or news readers, automatically identify new files associated with the podcast as soon as they are made available, store the files locally on the user&#8217;s computer or other device for offline use, and notify the user about the appearance.</p>
<p>Series? Web feed?<br />
One could call it ‘collection’, but term ‘series’ catches aspect of a growth of the collection in time. To form a series, all the content has to be somehow enclosed, enlisted, described. In web syndication terminology, the descriptor of the series is called ‘web feed’, ‘news feed’, or ‘syndicated feed’.<br />
The descriptor, i.e. the web feed, is a single file containing a sequence of references, i.e. web links, to digital media files constituting the contents, called entries, episodes, etc.<br />
Usually, the feed and the media content are stored on separate web servers. Publishing new podcast episode involves uploading new content and updating of the feed (appending to it a reference to the new content).<br />
Obviously, a format of the descriptor is <strong>standarized</strong>.</p>
<p>Standarized?<br />
To be standarized means to have a common form. There are a few standards for the web feeds. Dominant ones are Atom and RSS. Supposedly, the most popular is RSS, which stands for Really Simple Syndication. Here is an example of an RSS file:</p>
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  &#60;title&#62;Lift Off News&#60;/title&#62;
  &#60;link&#62;http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/&#60;/link&#62;
  &#60;description&#62;Liftoff to Space Exploration.&#60;/description&#62;
  &#60;language&#62;en-us&#60;/language&#62;
  &#60;pubDate&#62;Tue, 10 Jun 2003 04:00:00 GMT&#60;/pubDate&#62;
  &#60;lastBuildDate&#62;Tue, 10 Jun 2003 09:41:01 GMT&#60;/lastBuildDate&#62;
  &#60;docs&#62;http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss&#60;/docs&#62;
  &#60;generator&#62;Weblog Editor 2.0&#60;/generator&#62;
  &#60;managingEditor&#62;editor@example.com&#60;/managingEditor&#62;
  &#60;webMaster&#62;webmaster@example.com&#60;/webMaster&#62;
  &#60;ttl&#62;5&#60;/ttl&#62;
 
  &#60;item&#62;
   &#60;title&#62;Star City&#60;/title&#62;
   &#60;link&#62;http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/news/2003/news-starcity.asp&#60;/link&#62;
   &#60;description&#62;How do Americans get ready to work with Russians aboard the
    International Space Station? They take a crash course in culture, language
    and protocol at Russia's Star City.&#60;/description&#62;
   &#60;pubDate&#62;Tue, 03 Jun 2003 09:39:21 GMT&#60;/pubDate&#62;
   &#60;guid&#62;http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/2003/06/03.html#item573&#60;/guid&#62;
  &#60;/item&#62;
 
  &#60;item&#62;
   &#60;title&#62;Space Exploration&#60;/title&#62;
   &#60;link&#62;http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/&#60;/link&#62;
   &#60;description&#62;Sky watchers in Europe, Asia, and parts of Alaska and Canada
    will experience a partial eclipse of the Sun on Saturday, May 31.&#60;/description&#62;
   &#60;pubDate&#62;Fri, 30 May 2003 11:06:42 GMT&#60;/pubDate&#62;
   &#60;guid&#62;http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/2003/05/30.html#item572&#60;/guid&#62;
  &#60;/item&#62;
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<p>Please note <em>item</em> elements, and <em>link</em> elements.<br />
Obviously, there are specialized applications for maintaining web feeds files, so podcasting is very easy.</p>
<p>Podcatchers?<br />
In the typical scenario of using web feeds, a content provider publish a link to a web feed on a web site which end user can register with a podcatcher application running on his own machines; doing this is usually a dragging the link from the web browser to the podcatcher, or entering the link manually. All the links are stored by the podcatcher in its registry. When instructed (which usually is scheduled), the podcatcher retrieves current versions of all the web feeds files. Identification of new files in podcasts is done by comparison of newly retrieved versions of the web feeds files with older, previously retrieved ones. If presence of any new contents is detected, a note of the new content is made and/or the content is downloaded. Sometimes, the content is delivered to the user via telephone connection or VoIP &#8211; in these cases a phone call has to be made to access the content.</p>
<p>The dominant podcatching client is Apple&#8217;s iTunes player. Alternatives are Microsoft&#8217;s Zune Marketplace, Juice (multiplatform), Doppler (Windows), Podget (Linux), and Podracer (Linux). Some established audio players, such as AmaroK, Winamp and Mediamonkey also offer (sometimes limited) podcatching functionality.<br />
Serving all from an intranet?<br />
A web server for the feed and for the contents is needer. All can be served from same machine. All is served via HTTP, like regular web pages.</p>
<p>Podcatcher on N95?<br />
Delivered with the phone.</p>
<p>Podcatcher on blackberries?<br />
Not delivered with the phone. Podtrapper from <a href="http://versatilemonkey.com">http://versatilemonkey.com</a> ($9.99) will suit. Free one from <a href="http://www.ultrapodcastplayer.com">http://www.ultrapodcastplayer.com</a> has to be tested.</p>
<p>Links:<br />
<a href="http://www.freepodcastcourse.com/">http://www.freepodcastcourse.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide">http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radiolabs/2008/03/podcasts_on_other_mobile_devic_1.shtml">http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radiolabs/2008/03/podcasts_on_other_mobile_devic_1.shtml</a><br />
<a href="http://www.feedforall.com/">http://www.feedforall.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.xul.fr/en-xml-rss.html">http://www.xul.fr/en-xml-rss.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.podcasting-tools.com/">http://www.podcasting-tools.com/</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Feeds for Free - RSS Feeds in Real Life]]></title>
<link>http://longlunchpdx.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/feeds-for-free-rss-feeds/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mediaChick</dc:creator>
<guid>http://longlunchpdx.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/feeds-for-free-rss-feeds/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The online world is changing at blazing-fast speeds. Every day untold numbers of blog posts are publ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>The online world is changing at blazing-fast speeds. Every day untold numbers of blog posts are published, Web sites are launched, and files are uploaded and shared. The Internet is unquestionably saturated by content ranging from images of cute ninja kitties to genealogy databases to social networking sites for skeeball players. However, despite the fun places to visit online, and the great source of information it provides, much of what is on the Internet is just noise. In fact, it is now so loud and big that no one knows exactly how big it is.</p>
<p>With all that Internet noise, how will you know when the Web sites that you love to visit have updates? One option is to bookmark (or save) your favorites in your browser, so you&#8217;ll have the links readily available for when you want to go back again. The problem with this idea is that have to keep going to the Web sites to see if anything has changed. You will also have to remember what it looked like the last time you visited, so you will noticed what&#8217;s different.</p>
<p>But what if you were able to go to one place on the Internet to see if this week&#8217;s image of adorable ninja fuzziness had been uploaded? (Of course kitty is featured executing a mid-air roundhouse and sporting a terrycloth headband.) And what if, while you were in this one place where you could see that the ninja kitties Web site had uploaded a new image, you also saw that your sister updated the family history database, and that the local skeeball club won the regional championships last weekend.</p>
<p>Not only is that a better idea than managing links in bookmarks, it&#8217;s entirely do-able and totally free.</p>
<p><!--more-->One of the easiest, time-saving online tools available today now makes it possible to know <em>immediately</em> when new content is uploaded to the Internet. All that is required is two things:</p>
<ol>
<li>A Web feed reader. Readers act like electronic newspapers that double as your own <a class="zem_slink" title="Website" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Website">personal Web site</a>. Examples of feed readers are <a href="http://reader.google.com">Google Reader</a>, <a href="http://bloglines.com">Bloglines</a>, and <a href="http://www.newsgator.com/Individuals/FeedDemon/Default.aspx">FeedDemon</a>. They keep track of all the latest content from the Web sites you subscribe to and manage the feeds you&#8217;re subscribed to.</li>
<li>Web feeds to subscribe to. Web feeds are just files on the Internet that update whenever a Web site it tracks updates. They are usually called RSS feeds (Really Simple Syndication) but actually can be many other file formats, such as Atom or XML.</li>
</ol>
<p>No technical knowledge is required to take advantage of Web feeds and feed reader tools. However, in order to subscribe to a Web site&#8217;s content, the site must be feed-enabled.</p>
<p>To see if a site is enabled and has an RSS feed to subscribe to, look for a square feed graphic that you can click on (usually next to the words &#8220;subscribe&#8221; or &#8220;RSS feed&#8221; or &#8220;share this&#8221; or the like). It should be somewhere on the Web page, but if all else fails be sure to look at the right end of address bar. (The address bar where you&#8217;d type the Web site address you want to visit.)</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-82" title="RSS Feed Chicklet" src="http://longlunchpdx.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/128px-feed-icon1.png" alt="RSS Feed Chicklet" width="128" height="128" />I&#8217;ll talk more about Web feeds in the next <a href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/55598">Social Media in Real Life class on March 21st</a>. For  example, how to search for like-minded folks and information using feeds and what things to do to promote your feed. I hope to see you there learning about feeds and other online tools and how they apply in real life.</p>
<p>By the way, the (usually) orange feed graphic shown here is called a chicklet even though they&#8217;re not <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiclets">teeny white squares of gum</a> or an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicklet">indie rock band from Toronto</a> or baby chickens. Weird, huh?</p>
<p>Regardless of what subscription feeds are called, or the technology that makes them work, I find that RSS feeds have been very valuable in helping me not missing anything important on the Internet.</p>
<p>Although personally, I&#8217;ve tired of the ninja kittie fad. Can we please move on to kittie solid gold dancers?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[What is a Web Feed and Why Do I Need to Know?]]></title>
<link>http://wolkia.com/2009/02/14/what-is-a-web-feed-and-why-do-i-need-to-know/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tinainvirginia</dc:creator>
<guid>http://wolkia.com/2009/02/14/what-is-a-web-feed-and-why-do-i-need-to-know/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;A web feed (or news feed) is a data format used for providing users with frequently updated c]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>&#8220;<em>A <strong>web feed</strong> (or <strong>news feed</strong>) is a data format used for providing users with frequently updated content. Content distributors </em><em><a title="Syndicate" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syndicate">syndicate</a> a web feed, thereby allowing users to </em><em>subscribe to it. Making a collection of web feeds accessible in one spot is known as </em><em>aggregation, which is performed by an Internet <a title="Aggregator" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggregator">aggregator</a>. A web feed is also sometimes referred to as a </em><em>syndicated feed.</em></p>
<p><em>In the typical scenario of using web feeds, a content provider publishes a feed link on their site which <a title="End-user (computer science)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-user_%28computer_science%29">end users</a> can register with an <a title="Aggregator" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggregator">aggregator</a> program (also called a </em><em>feed reader or a </em><em>news reader) running on their own machines; doing this is usually as simple as dragging the link from the <a title="Web browser" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser">web browser</a> to the aggregator. When instructed, the aggregator asks all the servers in its feed list if they have new content; if so, the aggregator either makes a note of the new content or downloads it. Aggregators can be scheduled to check for new content periodically. Web feeds are an example of <a title="Pull technology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pull_technology">pull technology</a>, although they may appear to <a title="Push technology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_technology">push</a> content to the user.</em></p>
<p><em>The kinds of content delivered by a web feed are typically <a title="HTML" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML">HTML</a> (webpage content) or links to webpages and other kinds of digital media. Often when websites provide web feeds to notify users of content updates, they only include summaries in the web feed rather than the full content itself.</em></p>
<p><em>Web feeds are operated by many news <a title="Website" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Website">websites</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" title="Weblog" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weblog">weblogs</a>, schools, and <a title="Podcast" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast">podcasters</a>.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Thanks to Wikipedia for the above detailed definition.</p>
<p>With regards to real estate, &#8220;feeds&#8221; are generally csv files of MLS information which is &#8220;fed&#8221; to other sites; such as, Broker and agent websites, Trulia, Realtor.com, Zillow, etc.</p>
<p>Important items to know with regard to feeds:</p>
<p>1.  Some feeds are picked up and refreshed every hour, others once per day, others may only be once per week.</p>
<p>2.  If your MLS data is missing, the feed may not take your listing.  If you MLS data is incorrect, your feed data will be incirrect.</p>
<p>3.  If you reduce the price of a property, it may take up to 2 weeks for the information to be updated on the various sites, depending on when they refresh their feed.</p>
<p>4.  Feeds are not going away.  Embrace them and accept them.  Thanks to feeds, our listings are exposed to millions of consumers each and every day.
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<link>http://2jabaste.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/rss-2/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Javier Basterrechea</dc:creator>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a title="RSS" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS" target="_blank">RSS</a> is a family of <strong>Web feed formats</strong> used to <strong>publish frequently updated works</strong> such as blog entries, news headlines and so on, in a standardized format. An RSS document includes a brief <strong>summary</strong> of the original text, and also <strong>metadata</strong> such as publishing dates and authorship.</p>
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<div id="attachment_294" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 220px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-294" title="RSS Logo" src="http://2jabaste.wordpress.com/files/2009/02/rss-logo1.jpg?w=300" alt="RSS Logo" width="210" height="140" /><p class="wp-caption-text">RSS Logo</p></div>
<p>And, you all might be thinking of who <strong>benefits </strong>from the use of this type of formats. Let&#8217;s see. Web feeds benefit <strong>publishers</strong> by letting them <strong>syndicate content</strong> automatically; they, too, benefit <strong>readers</strong> who want to <strong>subscribe</strong> to websites that are regularly updated.</p>
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<p><strong>RSS </strong>formats are specified using <a title="XML" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xml" target="_blank">XML</a>, a <strong>markup language</strong> specialized, among other functions, in the creation of data formats. RSS formats have evolved in the last years, and that is the reason why we can find different <strong>versions</strong>:</p>
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<li>Rich Site Summary (RSS 0.91)</li>
<li>RDF Site Summary (RSS 0.9 and 1.0)</li>
<li>Really Simple Syndication (RSS 2.0)</li>
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<p>The <strong>term</strong> RSS has caused <strong>confusion</strong> recently because it has been extensively <strong>applied</strong> to Web feeds <strong>in general,</strong> although another Web feeds formats such as <a title="Atom" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_(standard)" target="_blank">Atom</a>, for instance, are widely used nowadays.</p>
<p>RSS feeds are read using <span class="mw-redirect">a specific software</span> called a <strong>&#8220;feed reader&#8221;</strong>, or &#8220;<a title="Aggregator" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggregator" target="_blank">aggregator</a>&#8220;. These aggregators allow us to <strong>obtain</strong> in our desktop or e-mail accounts the <strong>summaries</strong> that we have previously mentioned above, instead of visiting hundreds and hundreds of webs to check if they have been updated.</p>
<p>References:</p>
<ul>
<li>Ignacio Palou. (2004, May 18). ¿Qué es RSS-y XML, RDF, Atom…? In <em>Microsiervos. </em>Retrieved 21:14, February 7, 2009, from<br />
<a href="http://www.microsiervos.com/archivo/internet/que-es-rss-y-xml-rdf-atom.html" target="_blank">http://www.microsiervos.com/archivo/internet/que-es-rss-y-xml-rdf-atom.html</a></li>
<li>RSS ¿qué es? (2000). In <em>Euroresidentes. </em>Retrieved 21: 32, February 7, 2009, from<br />
<a href="http://www.euroresidentes.com/Diversion/Internet/rss.htm" target="_blank">http://www.euroresidentes.com/Diversion/Internet/rss.htm</a></li>
<li>Aggregator. (2009, February 3).  In <em>Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia</em>. Retrieved 22:01, February 7, 2009, from<br />
<a class="external free" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aggregator&#38;oldid=268231537" rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aggregator&#38;oldid=268231537">http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aggregator&#38;oldid=268231537</a></li>
<li>RSS. (2009, February 6).  In <em>Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia</em>. Retrieved 21:49, February 7, 2009, from<br />
<a class="external free" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RSS&#38;oldid=268919198" rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RSS&#38;oldid=268919198">http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RSS&#38;oldid=268919198</a></li>
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<title><![CDATA[A look at Mozilla Snowl]]></title>
<link>http://aronzak.wordpress.com/2009/01/17/a-look-at-mozilla-snowl/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aronzak</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Mozilla Snowl is a new experimental Firefox addon that acts as a more advanced feed reader. It can d]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Mozilla Snowl is a new experimental Firefox addon that acts as a more advanced feed reader. It can display RSS feeds and also Twitter messages. I&#8217;ve never gotten into microblogging, but it&#8217;s an interesting concept. Here&#8217;s how Snowl works as an RSS/ATOM aggregator.</p>
<p>Snowl has three modes; List, Stream and River.</p>
<p>River modes shows a list of messages in a page view. It shows the title and a small snippet of text, and the author.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-417" title="snapshot50" src="http://aronzak.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/snapshot50.png" alt="snapshot50" width="460" height="287" /></p>
<p>List mode shows messages like an email client. It allows the a news article to be displayed in full by double clicking the message. There doesn&#8217;t seem, however, to be any way to open up links in a tab.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-418" title="snapshot51" src="http://aronzak.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/snapshot51.png" alt="snapshot51" width="460" height="287" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-419" title="snapshot52" src="http://aronzak.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/snapshot52.png" alt="snapshot52" width="460" height="287" /></p>
<p>Stream mode displays a sidebar with the latest messages at the top, with nice icons.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-420" title="snapshot53" src="http://aronzak.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/snapshot53.png" alt="snapshot53" width="460" height="287" /></p>
<p>Snowl has a lot of nice concepts, but it seems to be more intended to be used with Twitter than web feeds. The small amount of text in river mode, the small size of the frame for viewing articles in list mode and the ability to select people, rather than just feeds, all point to this. It would be good if Snowl was more customisable to better suit needs one way or another.</p>
<p>1. It would be good to be able to select how much text is displayed in river mode.</p>
<p>2. It would be even better to have a feature to expand the text, like in the old Isohunt.</p>
<p>3. It would also be good to be able to customise the number of messages that are kept. I&#8217;m not really interested in anything in a feed if I don&#8217;t read it after a day.It would be good to limit the time of messages, as well as the number that display in stream mode.</p>
<p>4. It would look nice if icons are displayed in river mode.</p>
<p>5. It would be good to be able to use something like greasemonkey to alter the way in which Google news appears.</p>
<p>6. It would be good if river mode could support the formatting in Google news, rather than just displaying it as text, which repeats the title.</p>
<p>Otherwise, Snowl is looking good.</p>
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<link>http://quicknews.wordpress.com/2009/01/09/cull-your-facebook-friends-get-a-free-burger/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>kaerb</dc:creator>
<guid>http://quicknews.wordpress.com/2009/01/09/cull-your-facebook-friends-get-a-free-burger/</guid>
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<p>It&#8217;s a common problem for anyone who joined <a class="zem_slink" title="Facebook" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook">Facebook</a> some time ago. You look at your friend list and wonder who these people are.</p>
<p>Burger King wants to help consumers do something about it.</p>
<p>The fast-food chain has released the <a class="zem_slink" title="Whopper" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whopper">Whopper</a> Sacrifice application on Facebook. The app rewards people with a coupon for BK&#8217;s signature burger when they cull 10 friends. Each time a friend is excommunicated, the application sends a notification to the banished party via Facebook&#8217;s news feed explaining that the user&#8217;s love for the unlucky soul is less than his or her zeal for the Whopper.</p>
<p>The effort crafted by Crispin Porter + Bogusky came about after agency creative staffers confronted the too-many-friends scenario themselves on Facebook.</p>
<p>&#8220;We thought there could be some fun there, removing some of these people who are friends [but] not necessarily] best friends,&#8221; said Jeff Benjamin, executive interactive creative director at Crispin, and friend to 736 on Facebook. &#8220;It&#8217;s asking the question of which love is bigger, your love for your friends or your love for the Whopper,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>Read the rest of the story <a href="http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3i9953839003c11ce8bbf5f762069ef9ba" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Twittering Mumbai]]></title>
<link>http://francisanderson.wordpress.com/2008/11/28/twittering-mumbai/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>francisanderson</dc:creator>
<guid>http://francisanderson.wordpress.com/2008/11/28/twittering-mumbai/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Twitter is often criticized for being a forum to air the pointless details of our personal lives.  B]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a class="zem_slink" title="Twitter" rel="homepage" href="http://twitter.com">Twitter</a> is often criticized for being a forum to air the pointless details of our personal lives.  But Twitter also proved to be an astounding source of real-time reporting about the tragic terrorist incident in <a class="zem_slink" title="Mumbai" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=18.96,72.82&#38;spn=0.1,0.1&#38;q=18.96,72.82%20%28Mumbai%29&#38;t=h">Mumbai</a>.  Citizens on the ground in Mumbai not only reported and posted links to external news stories, they also shared helpful information like hotlines for people who want to inquire about the welfare of loved ones in Mumbai.  A search for Mumbai on Twitter uncovers a number of <a class="zem_slink" title="Citizen journalism" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_journalism">citizen journalist</a> accounts unfolding and Razorfish&#8217;s Shiv Singh also links to a Mumbai news feed in on his Twitter page.</p>
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<p>via David Deal</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Feed Translator in Google Reader]]></title>
<link>http://madhavgopalkrish.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/feed-translator-in-google-reader/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>madhavgopalkrish</dc:creator>
<guid>http://madhavgopalkrish.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/feed-translator-in-google-reader/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia Is Your Web Truly World-Wide? Monday, November 10, 2008 by Chrix Finne The Reade]]></description>
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<h3 class="post-title"><a href="http://googlereader.blogspot.com/2008/11/is-your-web-truly-world-wide.html">Is Your Web Truly World-Wide?</a></h3>
<h2 class="date-header">Monday, November 10, 2008       by Chrix Finne</h2>
<p><em>The <a class="zem_slink" title="Google Reader" rel="homepage" href="http://www.google.com/reader">Reader</a> team is happy to announce that another 20% project has come to fruition: <a class="zem_slink" title="Machine translation" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_translation">automatic translation</a> in Reader! Post by 20% volunteer and glottology expert, Brett Bavar.</em></p>
<p><img style="float:right;padding:0 0 5px 5px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kC-bkrlI0iM/SRi56GMunFI/AAAAAAAAAUg/dBpATzBZ4uk/s1600/translate.png" alt="Tags" width="260" height="219" />Believe it or not, the web truly is world-wide. That means there is a lot of interesting content out there in languages other than your own. You might have missed out on this content in the past, but now, with automatic translation in Reader, you don&#8217;t have to miss a thing!</p>
<p>Next time you find an interesting <a class="zem_slink" title="Web feed" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_feed">feed</a> in another <a class="zem_slink" title="Language" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language">language</a>, just subscribe to it as normal in Reader. When you view the feed in Reader, check off &#8220;<a class="zem_slink" title="Translation (geometry)" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translation_%28geometry%29">Translate</a> into my language&#8221; in the feed settings, and (voila!) the feed will be immediately translated for you. Also, this setting will be saved so you can always view this feed in your own language.</p>
<p>Many thanks go out to the awesome engineers on the <a href="http://translate.google.com/">Google Translate</a> team, who have provided the technology to make this possible. As they continue to make their translation systems better, you will get to reap the benefits automatically.</p>
<p>Have fun discovering all the great content out there on the truly <a class="zem_slink" title="World Wide Web" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web">world-wide web</a>!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Welcome to the future]]></title>
<link>http://theangryhedgehog.com/2008/10/07/welcome-to-the-future/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>theangryhedgehog</dc:creator>
<guid>http://theangryhedgehog.com/2008/10/07/welcome-to-the-future/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Image by MtnPix via Flickr So you may have noticed a few changes around here&#8230;&#8230;..The blog]]></description>
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<p>So you may have noticed a few changes around here&#8230;&#8230;..The blog has been moved over to wordpress. There is a number of reasons for the move. After a year on blogspot, which has served me and this blog very well with  some 11,000 individual hits since October of last year, the site needed some updating. I had toyed with the idea of moving it last February but resisted the urge and put it off until the lead weight was out of the way! Hopefully for those of you on the RSS feed this will be a seamless transition. (As the feed comes via Feedburner it was just a case of changing the feed address on my side.) I will be redirecting the domain name later this afternoon so that it points to the new hosting address  http://theangryhedgehog.wordpress.com. So onwards and upwards and I hope to see y&#8217;all, in an springcleaned &#38; updated blog from here on in!</p>
<p>Rgds,</p>
<p>John.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[rss.com goes up for sale]]></title>
<link>http://businessmedia.co.uk/2008/10/06/rsscom-goes-up-for-sale/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://businessmedia.co.uk/2008/10/06/rsscom-goes-up-for-sale/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Image by photopia / HiMY SYeD via Flickr Torex has put rss.com up for sale with a $750,000 USD reser]]></description>
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<p>Torex has put rss.com up for sale with a $750,000 USD reserve. Sedo, the online market place for buying and selling web names will oversee its sale to its new buyer.</p>
<p><span class="normal">Jason Richards, global vice president, information services, Torex, commented: &#8220;Following our review of our <a class="zem_slink" title="Digital asset" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_asset">digital assets</a>, we&#8217;ve concluded that the <a class="zem_slink" title="Domain name" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name">domain name</a> <a class="zem_slink" title="RSS" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS">RSS</a>, while having significant value in the marketplace, is not totally indicative of the Torex product, support and service offerings on a go-forward basis. Rather than maintaining this asset, we feel that it is better suited for a company in the media, <a class="zem_slink" title="Publishing" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publishing">publishing</a> or entertainment sector where it should have stronger market appeal. Sedo is the ideal partner for us to announce its availability and oversee its sale.&#8221; </span></p>
<p><span class="normal">Rss.com is planned to go up for auction on <a title="rss.com for sale" href="http://www.greatdomains.com/auction/auction_detail.php?language=us&#38;auction_id=42674&#38;tracked=&#38;partnerid=" target="_blank">www.greatdomains.com</a> later this month.<br />
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<link>http://mnd103.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/rss-and-you/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:35:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mnd103</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mnd103.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/rss-and-you/</guid>
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<p>If you are one of the millions of users on the Internet, you would most likely come across a tiny (usually orange colored box) with the letters <span style="color:#ff6600;">RSS</span> written within the box.  You may also see this orange square with white markings of a dot and two sloped lines of different lengths (indicating radio waves).   The acronym RSS means<!--more--> Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary.  What does RSS mean to you?</p>
<p>RSS is a data system that delivers information to you upon your request.  This delivery system provides you with information that constantly changes, keeping you up-to-date with current events of your choice.  According to Wikipedia, &#8220;[a]n RSS document (which is called a &#8220;<em><span style="color:#ff6600;">feed</span></em>&#8220;, &#8220;<em><span style="color:#ff6600;">web feed</span></em>&#8220;, or &#8220;<em><span style="color:#ff6600;">channel</span></em>&#8220;) includes full or summarized text, plus metadata such as publishing dates and authorship&#8221;.  For example, blog postings, or news information-in audio or video format can be updated frequently in an RSS format. RSS comes to you in the form of what is referred to as an <em><span style="color:#ff6600;">aggregator</span></em>.</p>
<p>This aggregator contains all updates accessible in one location.  RSS is like web surfing-only it is done automatically by your computer.  All the information via RSS  is  provided to you as events occur-updated and ready for viewing or listening.   &#8220;RSS feeds  uses software called an &#8220;<em>RSS reader</em>&#8220;, &#8220;<span style="color:#ff6600;"><em>feed reader</em></span>&#8220;, or &#8220;<span style="color:#ff6600;"><em>aggregator</em></span>&#8220;, which can be web-based or desktop-based&#8221; (Wikipedia).</p>
<p>The data format used to provide you with this frequent update of information is referred to as a news feed or web feed.  Distributors syndicate a web feed, and by so doing, you can subscribe to the RSS.</p>
<p>A reader-you-with interest in my blog can subscribe and receive all new information on my pages, posts, and comments as they become available.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Watch a video</span><span style="color:#808000;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/0klgLsSxGsU&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/0klgLsSxGsU&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#00ff00;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sources cited</span></strong></span><span style="color:#00ff00;">:</span></p>
<p><a href="http://blip.tv/file/213757" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff6600;">http://blip.tv/file/213757 [<strong>View another video here!</strong>]<br />
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<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_feed" target="_self"><span style="color:#ff6600;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_feed</span></a></p>
<p><a href="http://elearningweekly.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/blogs-and-rss-as-learning-tools/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff6600;">http://elearningweekly.wordpress.com</span></a></p>
<p><a href="http://elearningweekly.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/blogs-and-rss-as-learning-tools/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff6600;"> /2008/07/30/blogs-and-rss-as-learning-tools/</span></a></p>
<address><span style="color:#ff6600;">http://newman.richmond.edu:2511/hww/results/getResults.</span></address>
<address><span style="color:#ff6600;"> jhtml?_DARGS=/hww/advancedsearch/advanced_search.jhtml.3</span></address>
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<title><![CDATA[Most Japanese Don't "Feed" Themselves]]></title>
<link>http://celestialkitsune.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/most-japanese-dont-feed-themselves/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kitsune</dc:creator>
<guid>http://celestialkitsune.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/most-japanese-dont-feed-themselves/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is quite an interesting result of a recent survey. As I reported previously, Japanese blogs rul]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[RSS Reader Technology]]></title>
<link>http://samimie.wordpress.com/2008/09/21/rss-reader-technology/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 06:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Emily Samimi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://samimie.wordpress.com/2008/09/21/rss-reader-technology/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I used bloglines.com for my reader and found it to be very helpful.  For class, I subscribed to Beth]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I used <a title="Nice and easy to use" href="http://www.bloglines.com/" target="_blank">bloglines.com</a> for my reader and found it to be very helpful.  For class, I subscribed to Beth Rarey, Katlin Humrickhouse, Antoine Wilhite, Maggie Firestone, and Krista Wachtman&#8217;s blogs.<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-456" title="rss" src="http://samimie.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/rss.jpg" alt="rss" width="202" height="202" /></p>
<p>I think that <a title="RSS - Really Simple Syndication" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(protocol)" target="_blank">RSS Reader technology</a> can benefit teaching and learning because it is an easy way to access up-to-date information quickly.  For instance, if students are finding current events, you can subscribe to different news sources using an RSS Reader and then be informed yourself about the news.  You could also use an RSS Reader to do research.  Being knowledgeable of various types of information by using a RSS Reader will not only help you to teach better, but it will also help you to learn more about the world.</p>
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<link>http://webtechinfo.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/what-are-rss-feeds-all-about/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>webtechinfo</dc:creator>
<guid>http://webtechinfo.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/what-are-rss-feeds-all-about/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An RSS feed is a type of web feed.  RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication.  In a way it&#8217;s l]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>An <a title="RSS feed Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" target="_blank">RSS feed</a> is a type of <a title="Web feed Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_feed" target="_blank">web feed</a>.  <a title="RSS feed Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" target="_blank">RSS</a> stands for Really Simple Syndication.  In a way it&#8217;s like the <a title="Associated Press Website" href="http://www.ap.org/" target="_blank">Associated Press</a>.  One person writes an article, let&#8217;s call him the blogger. The bloggers article is then sent to the <a title="Associated Press Website" href="http://www.ap.org/" target="_blank">Associated Press</a> for <a title="Print syndication Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Print_syndication" target="_blank">syndication</a>, or in this case to an <a title="RSS feed Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" target="_blank">RSS feed</a>.  The newspapers that are interested in the story re-print the original article.  Think of other bloggers as the newpapers and the <a title="RSS feed Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" target="_blank">RSS</a> system as the <a title="Associated Press Website" href="http://www.ap.org/" target="_blank">Associated Press</a>.  You submit an article via <a title="RSS feed Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" target="_blank">RSS</a> to a busy blogger or reader who has subscribed so they can read what you have to say.  Now if they like what they read, maybe they will link/repost your article on their website, possibly save it to <a title="del.icio.us Website" href="http://del.icio.us" target="_blank">del.icio.us</a> or <a title="Pingback Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pingback" target="_blank">pingback</a>/<a title="Trackback Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trackback" target="_blank">trackback</a> to their <a title="Blog Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog" target="_blank">blog</a>.  Maybe the subscriber will buy something from you if your posts are about something you are selling.  The latest this or the latest that.  By subscribing to your feed they are demonstrating a willingness to hear what you have to say.  So don&#8217;t waste <a title="RSS feed Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" target="_blank">RSS</a> subscribers time with fluff since they are a great potential client.</p>
<p>Using <a title="RSS feed Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" target="_blank">RSS feeds</a> is really simple with the latest version of <a title="Mozilla Firefox Homepage" href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/" target="_blank">Mozilla Firefox</a>.  <a title="Mozilla Firefox Homepage" href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/" target="_blank">Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1</a> will show the <a title="RSS feed Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" target="_blank">RSS</a> button at the end of the address bar. It looks like an orange square with three parentheses pointing up and to the right. Single left-click on that orange button to bring up the subscription window.  I choose <a title="Google Website" href="http://www.google.com" target="_blank">Google</a> from the drop-down list and the selected feed is automatically added in a section of my <a title="iGoogle Homepage" href="http://www.google.com/ig" target="_blank">iGoogle</a> home page.</p>
<p>I use <a title="iGoogle Homepage" href="http://www.google.com/ig" target="_blank">iGoogle</a> to view my feeds, I only track a few.  <a title="Google Website" href="http://www.google.com" target="_blank">Google</a> also offers the <a title="Google Reader Homepage" href="http://www.google.com/reader/view/#directory-welcome-page" target="_blank">Google Reader</a> application that provides even more functionality for tracking many <a title="RSS feed Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" target="_blank">RSS feeds</a>.</p>
<p><a title="RSS feed Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" target="_blank">RSS feeds</a> can be used by businesses for many things.  A pastor may <a title="Podcasting Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting" target="_blank">podcast</a> his sermons and by using <a title="RSS feed Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" target="_blank">RSS feeds</a> so he can distribute the <a title="Podcasting Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting" target="_blank">podcasts</a> automatically to his parishioners instead of using more traditional methods such as e-mail or a phone call.</p>
<p>A <a title="Xillion Design Website" href="http://www.xilliondesign.com" target="_blank">website designer</a> might use <a title="RSS feed Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" target="_blank">RSS feeds</a> to let people know about his latest design accomplishments.  A non-profit organization might use an <a title="RSS feed Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" target="_blank">RSS feed</a> so the people donating money can easily see where the money is going or be notified of upcoming events, without spending money on e-mail campaigns.  Anything newsworthy or unique is a prime candidate for <a title="RSS feed Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" target="_blank">RSS</a> technology.</p>
<p>A share holder might even use an <a title="RSS feed Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" target="_blank">RSS feed</a> to monitor the <a title="Blog Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog" target="_blank">blog</a> of the companies he has a stake in. A sports fan might want the latest information about a certain team or just scores and highlights.  <a title="RSS feed Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" target="_blank">RSS feeds</a> provide customized content delivery to your desktop.  You don&#8217;t have to search manually, you can setup an <a title="RSS feed Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" target="_blank">RSS feed</a> on a search term as well.  If you want to make sure noone is using your business name or imposing on your brand, setup an <a title="RSS feed Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" target="_blank">RSS feed</a> to monitor yourself based on selected search terms.</p>
<p>The easiest way to start an <a title="RSS feed Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" target="_blank">RSS feed</a> is to start a <a title="Blog Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog" target="_blank">blog</a>.  <a title="Fantastico Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastico_(web_hosting)" target="_blank">Fantastico</a> can be used to add a <a title="WordPress Website" href="http://www.wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress</a> blog to a website.  Check the control panel on your hosting providers website to see if the <a title="Fantastico Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastico_(web_hosting)" target="_blank">Fantastico</a> option is available.</p>
<p><a title="Internet Explorer 7 Optimized for Google" href="http://www.google.com/toolbar/ie7/" target="_blank">Internet Explorer</a> or <a title="Mozilla Firefox Homepage" href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/" target="_blank">Mozilla Firefox</a> for receiving <a title="RSS feed Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" target="_blank">RSS feeds</a>?  <a title="Mozilla Firefox Homepage" href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/" target="_blank">Mozilla Firefox</a> is far easier to setup and use for inbound <a title="RSS feed Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" target="_blank">RSS feeds.</a></p>
<p><a title="WordPress Website" href="http://www.wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress</a> or <a title="Blogger Website" href="http://www.blogger.com" target="_blank">Blogger</a>?  We techie guys went with <a title="WordPress Website" href="http://www.wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress</a>.  <a title="WordPress Website" href="http://www.wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress</a> gives me results from <a title="Google Website" href="http://www.google.com" target="_blank">Google</a> quickly. It generally takes less than an hour before I start getting search hits from <a title="Google Website" href="http://www.google.com" target="_blank">Google</a> each time I post an article.</p>
<p>Frequent updates to your <a title="Blog Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog" target="_blank">blog</a> help a lot to keep the <a title="Google Website" href="http://www.google.com" target="_blank">Google</a> search hits coming.  It doesn&#8217;t always have to be an essay.</p>
<p>We talked some more about <a title="MyBlogLog Website" href="http://www.mybloglog.com" target="_blank">MyBlogLog</a> and began to look online at <a title="MyBlogLog Website" href="http://www.mybloglog.com" target="_blank">MyBlogLog</a> communities to join related to what our own blogs are about.  <a title="MyBlogLog Website" href="http://www.mybloglog.com" target="_blank">MyBlogLog</a> is a great way to find other people with similar interests and related <a title="Blog Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog" target="_blank">blogs</a>.</p>
<p><a title="del.icio.us Website" href="http://del.icio.us" target="_blank">del.icio.us</a> is a great way to organize your favorites and bookmarks so you can share them with other people.  You can add your <a title="del.icio.us Website" href="http://del.icio.us" target="_blank">del.icio.us</a> account links to your <a title="Blog Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog" target="_blank">blogs</a> and <a title="Social Network Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network" target="_blank">social networking</a> sites by using widgets. The tags are used to help <a title="del.icio.us Website" href="http://del.icio.us" target="_blank">del.icio.us</a> users to find the information they are seeking.  Tags are slightly different than keywords in that there are times when people are browsing <a title="del.icio.us Website" href="http://del.icio.us" target="_blank">del.icio.us</a> and not searching.  The tags help guide <a title="del.icio.us Website" href="http://del.icio.us" target="_blank">del.icio.us</a> users to the sites and other users that share similar interests. Keywords are used more for search engine searches.  Tags are set manually.  Keywords are found.</p>
<p>A <a title="Signature File Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signature_file" target="_blank">signature file</a> is a powerful e-mail based tool to get more visitors and business.  Your custom <a title="Signature File Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signature_file" target="_blank">signature file</a> can be set to automatically insert each time you send an e-mail.  You can use your <a title="Signature File Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signature_file" target="_blank">signature file</a> to reach people you already know with links to your <a title="Blog Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog" target="_blank">blog</a> or <a title="LinkedIn Website" href="http://www.linkedin.com" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.  Add <a title="HTML Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML" target="_blank">HTML</a> <a title="Code snippets Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_snippets" target="_blank">code snippets</a> to your <a title="Signature File Wiki" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signature_file" target="_blank">signature file</a> to make it real fancy.  The <a title="LinkedIn Outlook Toolbar Homepage" href="http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=outlook_toolbar_download" target="_blank">LinkedIn Outlook Toolbar</a> for <a title="Microsoft Outlook Toolbar" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Outlook" target="_blank">Microsoft Outlook</a> has a real nice signature generator if you need help creating one.</p>
<p><a title="dmoz.org Website" href="http://www.dmoz.org" target="_blank">dmoz.org</a> is a pain in the butt. It&#8217;s that simple but don&#8217;t give up.</p>
<p>We covered a lot today.  It was a great meeting. Thank you to all that attended.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Real Traffic SEO Services, SEO Expert, SEO Services, seo consultants,Web site marketing | Traffic Expert.]]></title>
<link>http://seobest8.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/the-real-traffic-seo-services-seo-expert-seo-services-seo-consultantsweb-site-marketing-traffic-expert/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>seobest8</dc:creator>
<guid>http://seobest8.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/the-real-traffic-seo-services-seo-expert-seo-services-seo-consultantsweb-site-marketing-traffic-expert/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[surffing for the best seo services, online marketing, internet marketing, seo expert, seo provider, ]]></description>
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