Using RSS feeds on Families.com Part 2

The popularity and usefulness of RSS feeds on the Internet is rising. Families.com is one of many Web sites that provide RSS feeds for users so that they can better organize and quickly scan new content postings. Earlier, we began a step-by-step walkthrough of using RSS feeds. We’ll continue now with step 3, using again the Firefox Internet browser feed reader in our example. 3. Add RSS feeds to your reader After choosing your reader (step 1) and locating an RSS feed or two (step 2), it’s time to add the RSS feeds to your reader. There are various ways … Continue reading

Using RSS feeds on Families.com part 1

Using RSS feeds on Families.com can simplify the way you read new content postings. Each blog and forum thread on Families.com can be quickly accessed using an RSS feed reader. Last week we discussed some commonly asked questions about RSS feeds. If you missed the two articles, you can find them here and here. Today, I will begin running you through a step-by-step tutorial of how to use the RSS feeds on Families.com. 1. Choose your RSS feed reader First, you have to have an RSS feed reader in mind. In last week’s blog I mentioned a few that you … Continue reading

RSS content feeds – FAQs

RSS news feeds are becoming more and more popular among Internet communities. Have you ever seen buttons like this or this ? If so, then you have seen the common markers of RSS feeds. If you are like most Internet users and use Microsoft Internet Explorer as your primary Internet browser, you may have not had the chance to use RSS feeds. Over the next few days I hope to shed a little light on the subject of RSS feeds and give some tips to get you started. I must give warning that once you get started using RSS feeds … Continue reading

RSS Feeds – FAQs continued

RSS feeds can really simplify the way you check the latest headlines or browse the most recent blog posts. Yesterday, we answered a few of the most frequently asked questions about RSS feeds. Today, we’ll continue answering questions that often come up when discussing RSS feeds. Next week, we begin learning how to use RSS feeds. ● Why should I use RSS feeds? RSS feeds give you the ability to browse the latest blog or news postings without having to actually go to each specific Web page. Instead of going to each Web site and checking out their latest content … Continue reading

Podcasts – The Basics

Podcasting. It’s one of those internet buzz words. Everybody talks about it. But what is Podcasting? Podcasting is a way to distribute over the internet audio or video files using RSS or Atom Syndication. The file could be a professional radio program, a music video, or your own internet radio show. Just like you can listen to the “radio” on the “radio” with podcasting you have a “podcast” of a “podcast”. It means both the delivery method as well as the content. The underlying syndication technology was available in the early 2000’s but started to become extremely popular around 2004. … Continue reading