{"id":1036,"date":"2008-12-16T22:10:29","date_gmt":"2008-12-16T21:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chiperoni.ch\/wordpress\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2014-07-05T15:43:24","modified_gmt":"2014-07-05T13:43:24","slug":"rss-feeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chiperoni.ch\/wordpress\/2008\/12\/rss-feeds\/","title":{"rendered":"RSS Feeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are a couple of links in preparation for a meeting tomorrow where I get to explain how I use RSS feeds.<\/p>\n<p>What is an RSS Feed?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Definition: Wikipedia has a <a title=\"Read the definition at Wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RSS\">good overall description<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There&#8217;s a video explaining RSS feeds in plain English:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/0klgLsSxGsU&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\"\/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>How do I use RSS feeds?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>To follow niche topics:<\/strong> to keep up with news and topics that I am interested in. My advice: don&#8217;t subscribe to any high-volume news feeds like CNN or the BBC. Use it to stay up-to-date on topics that you are following regularly, e.g. I&#8217;ve subscribed to a number of websites that write about technology in Africa.<\/li>\n<li><strong>As a single-source input base with endless distribution possibilities<\/strong>: I can distribute and cross-reference items\u00c3\u201a\u00a0 on other websites of mine using RSS. For example, I can display my latest Chiperoni.ch entry at another website and vice versa.\u00c3\u201a\u00a0 WordPress, the web technology I use at this site,\u00c3\u201a\u00a0 offers RSS feeds for comments, categories and tags. For example the RSS feed address for entries categorized as Malawi is: http:\/\/www.chiperoni.ch\/wordpress\/category\/malawi\/feed\/<br \/>\nThis is a simple but great way to make a website more dynamic. See also my recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chiperoni.ch\/wordpress\/2008\/11\/late-nite-prototyping\/\">prototype<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Advantages versus a regular email newsletter:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I can easily unsubscribe a feed, if I want (less hassle than email newsletter).<\/li>\n<li>I can decide in what intervals I would like to receive updates.<\/li>\n<li>I can choose where I want to read a feed (in a desktop reader, in my email inbox or in web-based tool).<\/li>\n<li>I can subscribe to an RSS feed via email.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tools:<\/p>\n<p>I currently use <strong>Google Reader<\/strong>, a web-based feed reader. I have used dedicated desktop feed readers, other web-based tools, and the feed reader of <strong>Mozilla Thunderbird<\/strong> and <strong>Apple Mail<\/strong>. My preferences change from time to time. A web-based reader has the advantage of being accessible where ever I have Internet access and a browser. Email clients are great for a corporate environment.<\/p>\n<p>More on Google Reader:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"480\" height=\"295\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/VSPZ2Uu_X3Y&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\"\/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>I can share, email or tag an entry within my RSS reader:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/chiperoni\/3114292282\/\" title=\"Google Reader (1) by nchenga, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3066\/3114292282_fa9140ebca.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"174\" alt=\"Google Reader (1)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What else? 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