No time to check the sites, news and communities you want to keep track of? Try RSS feeds! Everybody talks about RSS feeds, but what are they and what do you need to do to subscribe to them? 
RSS is an XML format that allows you to get a quick list of the latest story headlines from all your favorites websites and blogs. If an RSS feed is available, a little orange icon (like the RSS icon on the left), or sometimes an XML orange tag, will appear on the site. Subscribing to an RSS with a newsreader makes it a easy to keep track of updates on the sites you are interested in. Usually available on news sites and blogs, RSS feeds are becoming more and more popular for any activity in which updates are frequent. For example, if you create a document in Google Docs and make it public, you can distribute an RSS feed that will show subscribers any changes made to the document. There are many newsreaders available for free, either online or as standalone software. If you search the Web for newsfeed readers, you will find thousands of references.
Here are a couple of recommendations:
Where to find RSS feedsExperience keeping up-to-date with RSS feeds with the CGX 2.0 Newsfeeds Aggregator. Find selected feeds from blogs and scientific sources from around the CGIAR and outside of the CGIAR. It's a growing collection and you can send us suggestions.More feeds to be discovered at: This is no special mention, just a suggested starting point. Check out the Knowledge Sharing Toolkit for more on RSS! |
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Keep track of updates on websites with RSSposted Feb 3, 2009 6:54 AM by Antonella Pastore (CGIAR) [ updated Jun 3, 2010 1:32 AM ] |