You can read Hearsay by going to our blog's site, checking our Facebook page, and subscribing to our RSS feeds. Ever feel like you spend too much time clicking around checking your favorite blogs and news sites? RSS can streamline your news browsing and supply you with the most relevant items.
RSS = Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary
From w3schools.com: "RSS is a method that uses XML to distribute web content on one web site, to many other web sites. RSS allows fast browsing for news and updates."
How does that help you? Instead of you going to get your news from many sources, those sources send the news to you! When you sign up for an RSS reader, you select which RSS feeds go to your feedreader. Then you can browse the headlines on your topics from within the feedreader and click through to the articles that you find most interesting.
RSS readers can be desktop-based, email-based, web-based, or browser-based (see your browser's website for options).
For an excellent, straight-forward explanation of RSS, see: RSS in Plain English on Youtube.
Other resources:
- RSS Readers
- RSS Tutorial from w3schools.com
- RSS for Beginners tutorial from webmonkey.com
- Whatisrss.com
Just look for the RSS buttons on your favorite sites!
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Individual and variousby Esti Shay, Reference Librarian
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