Website RSS instructions
What are news feeds?
RSS news feeds are a direct link to information on a website.
They consist of a headline and a short summary which can be viewed
without having to visit the website they come from. They are free,
updated constantly, and are the quickest way to keep up to date
with the content on your favourite websites. Any page that has
the 
symbol – either on the page
itself or next to the address in your internet browser – has an RSS
news feed you can subscribe to.
How do I use news feeds?
To read RSS news feeds you will need a piece of software called
a news reader. Most modern internet browsers have a news reader
built in, but you can also use websites or stand-alone applications
if you prefer. Instructions on how to use each method are
below.
Using internet browsers to read news
feeds
The advantage of using your internet browser to read news feeds
is that they appear in the same way as bookmarks, allowing you to
view all new content on selected sites without having to leave the
page you are on. Clicking on a headline will take you to the
webpage containing the full story.
If you use a browser such as Firefox, Safari, Opera or a recent
version of Internet Explorer, just click on the RSS button and
choose where you want to display your feeds. For help with
particular browsers please click on the browsers 'Help' button.
Using websites to read news feeds
You can also use news reader websites to read news feeds. These
work in a similar way to we-based email accounts like Hotmail or
Gmail, except that you receive news feeds you have subscribed to
instead of emails. Some examples of news reader websites are below;
please follow the instructions provided by whichever one you
choose.
- Bloglines
- FeedZilla
- Google Reader
- NewsGator
- Microsoft Live
- My Yahoo!
Using applications to read news feeds
Applications work in the same way as email programs like Outlook
or Thunderbird to read RSS news feeds. Some examples are below:
please follow the instructions provided by whichever one you
choose.
Windows
- Newz Crawler
- FeedDemon
- Awasu
Mac OS X