Simple ways to read and create RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
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RSS stands for 'Really Simple Syndication'. RSS is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. In fact, RSS feeds are XML files containing data according to the RSS specification, and usually located on a website. Once info about each item is in RSS format, an RSS-aware tool can check the channel for changes and react to the changes in an appropriate way. RSS as introduced by Netscape Inc. In 1999 then later abandoned in 2002 stood for 'Rich Site Summary'. RSS is becoming increasing popular. Moreover, Really Simple Syndication is a free and easy way to promote website. Special computer programs called 'RSS readers' have been developed that automatically access the RSS feeds of websites.
RSS readers and aggregators
RSS content can be read using software called an 'RSS feed reader', RSS aggregator. Now, there are a lot of such tools, both commercial and free. For beginners, web-based aggregators are recommended since they are usually very user-friendly. Newsfeed aggreagators are set up to periodically check for new episodes in the RSS feeds you are subscribed to, commonly once every second. Many people read several thousand RSS files.
List of RSS aggregators:
Yeahreader
Abilon
Yeahreader
NewsCrawler
RSS Creation
If you want to create an RSS feed, you can use special online services or desktop applications. Since any RSS feed is a specially formatted XML file, it can be edited with any XML creator. Many tools can make RSS files in the WYSIWYG mode. If you just wish to publish a single channel and do not need to update or edit the channelRSS-file you can use an online RSS creation tool. There are several tools for making RSS widely available on the Internet.
Windows-based RSS software:
1. RSS feeds creator.
2. Web-vigour RSS feeds creator.
3. RSS builder.
When your RSS channel is created, the RSS feed has to be promoted. First step in promoting your newsfeed is submiting it to FeedDirectories. The following websites allowing you to add RSS channels:
- YeahReader RSS directory.
- Technorati.
- BlogDex.
- Technorati.
- Syndic8.
- RSS Network.
- Technorati.
- Unclefeed.
As you know, submitting your RSS channels is very important for feed popularity and your website SEO.
RSS tips
1. After you created an RSS channel, do not forget to add a parser - it is a script that will convert RSS into HTML. You can try Feed2HTML.
2. Unique content increases the rating of your RSS in SE.
3. You can link to the RSS feed from the tag of the HTML webpage.
About the Author
Elena Dmitrieva - author of a series of reviews and articles related to RSS, podcasting, marketing and programming (see the createrssfile tutorial and RSS creator 2. 0).
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