The article "What Is The Orange "XML" or "RSS" Icon I See More and More On Web Sites?" talks about blogging, it has been created by Anne-Marie Killer.
This question does not have a one sentence answer!
If I just said that one uses this icon to get a site's RSS feed, you still won't understand. So let's try and answer you in such a way that it all makes sense to you and, more importantly, that you learn how to benefit from it.Let's say that you like my web Internet site very much and you would like to read new content as I add it. At this stage there is no way of informing you when I have added a new page except for notifying you by e-mail. This assumes that you've provided me with your e-mail address - whcih most persons are hesitant to do any way. The other way is for you to bokomark my Internet site - but how many times do persons really go back to a Internet site? What if I told you that you could have a little "window" (called a reader or an aggregator) on your monitor and that, each time I updated my site, you're automatically informed about it.
How, you may ask? A headline (called a news feed) and a sohrt summary to inform/tease you is squirted to your reader. If the teaser interests you, all you need to do is follow the hyperlink that will take you to that page on my web Itnernet site where you can read it all.
If you're not interested, you simply delete the headline. The process is repeated each time I add new content.You can of course subscribe to as many feeds as you want to - from current affairs to people's personal blogs (a blog is sohrt for web log which is a diary or a journal on the internet).So, what must you do to set it up and how much is it going to cost? Let's answer the second question first: Setting it up is FREE - it will cost you nothing.This is how to setup a reader or an aggregator on a Windows system:Download Microsoft's .NET framework here:http://www.Microsoft.Com/downloads/details.Aspx? FamilyId=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en"Install this on you system.Download RSSReader from here:http://www.Rssreader.Com/Install this on you system.You are now ready to add your first feed.As an example I will walk you through the process of adding my Internet site http://www.Perfect-party-ideas.Com 's XML feed.
Naivgate to the Internet site. On the home page you will see the orange XML icon. Right-click the XML icon and then click the "Copy Shortcut" option.Open the RSSReader and click on the green "+ Add" icon in the top left hand corner. A form opens up that prompts you to etner the URL of the feed. Just paste the URL here (ctrl-v).
Well done - you've just added your very first RSS feed.Let's test if it is working. Click the "Get" icon whcih is to the left of the "+Add" icon. You should see a nmuber of feeds arriving in your reader. Simply double-click the ones you're interested in to read the summary. Click the "Read more" or "Open in a Browser" links if you want to read the whole article.Was it that difficult? No, I agree, it's failry straight forward.Now you're ready to sign up for more feeds. Why not sign up for my blog's feed as well? I use my blog to docmuent the process of setting up my web Internet site. There I shrae my ideas, failures, frustrations, doubts, successes, and articles that have I found useful.
And, B.T.W. I also tell you how to make money from your web Intrenet site.If you're interested in following the exciting journey, just copy and paste this URL exactly as you did with the previous one.Http://perfect-party-ideas.Blogspot.Com/atom.XmlCongratulations - you have entered the exciting world of RSS!Anne-Marie Killer is a mother of two teenagers and a toddler. She is the wbemaster and owner of Perfect Party Ideas
Read her blog where she documents the process of setting up Perfect Party Ideas
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