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About RSS
About RSS
What Is RSS?
Now, thanks to the wondrous technology of Really Simple Syndication (RSS), you can get all kinds of targeted Buffalo State news and event information delivered right to your desktop. RSS is an XML-based format used to syndicate electronic content. That is, RSS allows developers to codify content (using XML) and make it available for users to pull to their desktop via an "aggregator" (standalone software that looks a lot like one of those '90s newsgroup readers).
Used most often to disseminate news and Weblogs, RSS allows content producers to create "feeds," which users subscribe to (akin to subscribing to a broadcast e-mail list). Many major publications offer RSS feeds—once you become an RSS subscriber, you will be amazed at the amount of information you can process using feeds.
Better still: Feeds update themselves whenever new content becomes available, you don't have to give out your e-mail address to get feeds (goodbye spam), and you won't receive feeds you haven't subscribed to.
Setting Up Your Feed
Step 1: Get an Aggregator
Aggregators (also called "readers" or "news readers") download and display RSS feeds. Several freeware and commercial aggregators are available. Aggregators often come with pre-loaded feeds, which can be deleted, from sources such as the New York Times, U.S. News and World Report, Yahoo! News, Wired, etc.
For the PC:
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Bloglines
FeedDemon ($)
Newzcrawler ($)
For the Mac:
NetNewsWire Lite (scroll down page)
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NetNewsWire ($)
Step 2: Sign Up for Feeds
To add a Buffalo State feed to your aggregator:
1) Copy one of the URLs below
2) Open your aggregator
3) Select New Channel, Subscribe, etc.
4) Paste in URL
5) Follow prompts as directed
Learn More About RSS
RSS: Your Gateway to News and Blog Content
What is RSS/XML/Atom/Syndication?
