In the Sunday Post: About RSS
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September 10, 2006
A good article this morning in the business section about news feeds for those that are RSS challenged (Really Simple Syndication).Making Your Own News Page Is Really Simple
By Chris Barylick
Special to The Washington Post
Sunday, September 10, 2006; Page F07
Imagine a book without an index, chapters, page numbers or paragraphs. All the information you'd ever need might be at your fingertips, but without a clear way to sift through it, the chances that you'll find what you're looking for are slim...
But how much do you know about something called RSS -- a technology that allows you to put updates from news sites in one easy-to-scan location on your computer or on the Web?
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a tool that allows you to subscribe to a site's update feature with only a few mouse clicks.
The beauty of a Blog is the ability to provide news feeds just like the big news publishers. Just look for one of these on a web or Blog page:
or something like this 
...and follow the instructions in the article.
If you already use myYahoo (or myGoogle or myMSN), you can add content even easier by looking for one of these and clicking on it:
.
or something like this ...and follow the instructions in the article.If you already use myYahoo (or myGoogle or myMSN), you can add content even easier by looking for one of these and clicking on it:
.
Here are some other good references on RSS:Enjoy your feeds!Many people use RSS news (or feed) readers and several are available for free.
- Primer on RSS feeds and why they are important.
- How to get your Yahoo Button
- Yahoo's Guide to RSS.
- Yahoo: How does RSS work?
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