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p>I get quite a few emails like the one below, askingfor a simple guide to RSS...
Besides, the WordPress installation isvery straightforward and most webmastersand site owners should be able to set upa blog/rss feed without too much trouble.There is also an excellent help section/forumif you're a complete novice with handlingserver-side scripts.
Also keep in mind, there are many ways to create a blog/RSS feed on your site.
You have to realize RSS is only simple code that syndicates your content to all interested parties, it originally stood for 'Rich Site Summary' and was a way of summarizing your content and broadcasting it. Most peoplenow refer to RSS as 'Really Simple Syndication'.
3. How do I put my or anyone's RSS Feed or content onto my site?
Then we had the blogging revolution, whichspread RSS around the web, and into themainstream. Well, sort of, we are not quite there yet!
Answered above... use a free site like Blogger.comwhich lets you publish your blog files to your own server or use free blogging software such as WordPress.www.wordpress.org
Several ways... you can try the popular Feedburner.com to place your headlines andfeeds on your site. Another good one iswww.bigbold.com/rssdigest --- no programming required --- you can use JavaScript, PHP, or an IFRAME!
"I read your information on RSS. Frankly, it was frightening, as new things usually tend to be. What you need is a tutorial for absolute dummies. Your article moves too quickly into a form that is reminiscent of people who it for is assumed know more about web sites, source codes, and the like."
Another popular way is to use free blogging software like WordPress (www.wordpress.org)-- you can download their files and then you upload them to your server. This does require some knowledge of handling server files and scripts but everything is conveniently explained.
Many believe RSS will fully come into its own when Microsoft finally releases Windows Vista, it will have RSS embedded in its source code. The ordinary surfer won't have a clue what RSS is and will still be using it in tons of applications. As it should be, how many Internet users know what DOS or even HTML are?
It was mainly used by news groups and sites.Dave Winer of UserLand and Scripting Newsfame -- created RSS in 1997.
1. How do I create an RSS and Blog?
Several ways... you can read any RSS feed by usingan aggregator or RSS feed (news) reader like Newsgator, Google Reader or you can use the Social Bookmark feature present in some browsers like Mozilla Firefox. As mentioned above, the next Windows will have RSS embedded into its operating system.
Fastest and easiest route to take:
While there, look around, check out the FAQ and read all the information on RSS and blogging. You will discover every blog has an RSS feed attached to it. It is a way of broadcasting/syndicatingyour content to all interested parties.
Please understand, in most cases, your blog URL isnot the same as your Feed URL.
Go to www.blogger.com (owned by Google)and create a free blog -- in the processyou will create an RSS feed that youcan use to send your content/podcasts. You can place this RSS feed on your site.
...This email is so true for the majority of webmasters and I will try to provide thesimplest explanation of RSS as possible.
2. How do I read my RSS or any RSS feed?
I believe every site should have at leastONE RSS feed or blog.
Once RSS becomes totally integrated intothe Internet and our browsing experience,it will become even more important forwebmasters like yourself to full understandRSS and what it can do for you and yoursite.
There are only Three Questions/Problems concerning RSS that keep popping up again andagain. These questions are answered simplyhere:
RSS for some unexplained reason, still remainsa little known and mysterious creature for mostwebmasters and surfers. This is a bit troubling,when you consider the growing importance RSSwill play in the overall function of the web. A factor which makes RSS a subject that has to be understood by webmasters, dummies and geniusesalike.
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