Everyone is talking about RSS
By http://MCPromotionsPress.com
No matter if you call it "Really Simple Syndication" or "Rich Site Summary," RSS is definitely all the rage right now online. With email filtering, IP blocking and the newest "can Spam Act", every scampering for a better way to get their messages across to their subscribers.
With RSS, customers need to come to your site or open up their inboxes to get your latest news and updates. When they subscribe to your "feed", comes news them automatically. But Wait; I'm getting ahead of myself here. Let us return to the fundamental.
RSS is an XML-based format that originated from Netscape. If you want to use RSS, you first need to create what has been called a "feed". This is basically a file that you upload to your server. RSS feeds ends in .RSS rdf or.XML Extensions and can be created by hand. An RSS file must contain the headlines, links and summaries of the content you want to distribute.
When a feed is created, can other computers subscribe to your "channel" and read your updates using what is called an "Aggregator" or "aggregator."
Most feeds consist of a link with a short summary to click to read the entire article. If you want to let people know your website offers an RSS feed, you place an orange XML icon on your site, linked to the URL of your feed. Also you must list your feed with different RSS search engines that exist just for the purpose of collecting a database of feeds.
So what kinds of things you can turn to feeds? I tr?de that you would never ask. Any area of your site that change regularly is a good candidate. Things like newsletters, news announcements, site updates, everything else that you regularly update.
If you have no idea how to create a feed, this site will do it for you: http://MyRSS.com.
Write only in the HTML page you want to build a feed from and it will convert it to RSS for you automatically.
Another great tool that creates an RSS feed for you is http://feedster.com/builder.php?next=cfintro. This works especially well if you need a feed your third-party host Blog, for example, Blogger.
There is also a script that converts any HTML doc to RSS-go to http://kalsey.com/tools/blogfeed/. If you want to validate your feed, you can do so at http://feedvalidator.org.
A News Reader is simply a software application that brings news directly to you in an organized, easy to read format. Let us take a look at some of your options when it comes to the readers and what is available to you.
1) RSSReader: http://RssReader.com free; It collects news in the background and warns you with a popup in your system tray whenever new information becomes available.
2) Ampheta Desk: http://AmphetaDesk.com free, cross-platform aggregator.
3) Wild Grapevine: http://WildGrape.net for Windows; read headlines from thousands of sources. Free.
4) Sharp Reader: http://SharpReader.net free reader for it.NET Framework created by Luke Hutteman
Newz Crawler: 5) http://NewzCrawler.com Web News Reader and browser. There is a free two week trial. You can buy it for only $ 24.95.
6) Feed Demon: http://FeedDemon.com download a free trial or purchase for only $ 29. Written by Nick Bradbury, creator of Top style and Hoesite. Feed Demon is loaded with great features.
7) Feed Reader: http://FeedReader.com Freeware; Windows app that supports all RSS feeds and formats.
8) Bloglines: http://Bloglines.com a web-based Blog and newsfeed reader. No software to install in order to read your feeds; just visit the site and log in to your account.
9) Awasu: http://Awasu.com free Windows news reader that integrates with Internet Explorer.
10) Feed readers: http://FeedReaders.com Lockergnome news reader offers in this field. Seven day free trial. Two versions available: pro or standard with pricing ranges from $ 5.00 to $ 15.00.
If these options aren't enough, you should check out the complete list of readers on http://www.lights.com/weblogs/rss.html if you would like to have the feeds sent directly to your Inbox instead of downloading a reader, check out http://rss.blogstreet.com/asp-rssbin/auth_rss when you download a reader you need feeds to subscribe.
Check out http://Syndic8.com for thousands of choices. Now that you understand the technology, what are the advantages and disadvantages of RSS? Here is a great: your subscribers don't have to give up their e-mail addresses, which is great for those with privacy concerns. RSS enables verification of subscriptions directly in the hands of your users. When they want to unsub scribe delete they just feed from your reader. It also reduces the risk of Spam accusations. If you're an ezine publisher, and you don't have to worry about getting your messages in the past all the filters in place of users and ISP 's.
The disadvantage is that you do not include user customization, and you have no way of knowing how many people subscribe to your feed. Also at this time, RSS may seem a little complicated to novices, and it has not been widely adopted by Web users.
If you have not looked into RSS, now it's time to consider this technology as another avenue to reach out to visitors on the website, and keep them informed.
About the author
Merle http://www.EzineAdAuction.com "Where some of the best deals in Ezine advertising are made" buy and sell Ezine Ads in a live auction setting! Publishers sell off excess inventory and buyers pick up some fantastic deals. Free E-book on how to write "glowing" ezine ads .....Download now at http://www.ezineadauction.com/ebooks/greatezineads.pdf
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