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Alerts, RSS Feeds, and Social Media: RSS Feeds

What is RSS?

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. RSS is a method for sharing content from sources such as web pages, blogs, magazines, journals, newspapers and more. You can subscribe to feeds whenever you see the orange RSS symbol. You will need a feed reader in order to subscribe to RSS Feeds.

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Short Video Explaining RSS Feeds in Plain English

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The example called Google Reader is no longer available. Recommended reader is Feedly.

Tips for Beginners

number one icon One place to view your feeds and keep up with current news, research, or any topic of interest.

number two iconAvailable 24/7 from anywhere in the world.

number three iconFeed readers check your feed subscriptions and automatically pull in new content for you to read when you are ready.

number four iconOne time easy set up of a feed reader which can be modified or deleted at anytime.

number five iconCan organize your feeds by topic or subject.

RSS Feed Readers

 An RSS feed reader is a software that allows you to subscribe to RSS feeds. After downloading the software you can easily organize your content in one central location which is usually a website. This allows you to visit one website (your feed reader) to view all of the updated feeds in one place. Web Based Readers allow you to access your feed reader from different computers.

Browser-Based Readers allow you to add RSS feeds right into your browser.

Example : CBC RSS Feeds

Go to: CBC RSS Feeds

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