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What is RSS and News Syndication?
News Syndication is a term used to describe the sharing of news
stories between web sites, allowing web site owners to keep up-to-date
information on their site without the expense of maintaining it locally.
A variety of tools can be used to accomplish this, but one of the most
common is an application of XML known as Really Simply Syndication (RSS
-- also known as Rich Site Summary). In essence, RSS allows news content
or similar data to be shared between servers, or used directly by users
with software tools known as news aggreagator.
What is a News Aggregator?
News Aggregator is a software application that helps a user retrieve
news items to a central place from different RSS news sources (or news).
Some of the common news aggregators in the market are RadioUserLand, RSSReader,
my.Yahoo etc. To learn how to set up you own "My Yahoo" page to display
news, click here.
What are the benefits of syndicating
headlines via RSS?
- It is easy and there is help -- It takes less than a half a
day to implement, we will answer your call for help in implementing
RSS headline format on your site;
- Ease of distribution -- Just post the news in RSS format, and
it is pulled from your site;
- Wider distribution -- Your news is listed in RSS directories,
allowing multiple users to find you;
- Demonstrates your program's innovativeness -- Be an early adopter.
Here are few options for you to post
your news as a RSS feed for news aggregators.
- If your website uses ColdFusion, download the complete
News Package that is written in Coldfusion including RSS Feed. Unzip
the file and follow the steps listed in Readme.txt file.
- If you post news onto an HTML page, visit the following
page on our site, into which you can input all the headlines. The
code generator will generate the RSS code for you. Save the file and
upload to your webserver.
- If you website uses ASP or PHP, visit the following sites for ASP
or PHP to generate RSS feed.
PHP Links
- Once the RSS code is generated, Please verify the rss file at
www.feedvalidator.org and check for inconsistencies if any.
Here is an option for you to get an RSS news feed published on your site.
- If you would like to add P2RIC news box on your site which appears on the right hand side of this page, please click here
- If you are interested in getting the RSS parser that would retrieve
several RSS feed for you to publish on your site, please
visit
http://www.feedroll.com/rssviewer or
http://www.howdev.com/services/feedsweep/create.asp . Either parser will create the code for you to insert
into your own site. While at feedroll or feedsweep, you simply "Select a Source" - we offer
several sources at
P2RIC RSS directory - and update the Feedroll page.
You can customize the number of stories and format, then scroll down to "Copy and Paste"
section of the FeedRoll site. With the code from this site, you can add a feed.
If you are interested in more than one feed, you will have repeat the above mentioned
steps. If you are in Region 7 and need help with this, please
contact us.
Some useful links.
- What is RSS: A Tutorial
from XML.com
A good beginner's guide to RSS from XML.com, this is a developer's site
focusing on applications of the eXtensible Markup Language (XML).
- Syndic8.com
Syndic8.com is a popular site dealing with the RSS and Weblogging community.
This is a good source to find out about tools, other news sources, and
the basic technology behind RSS-based content syndication.
- RSSReader Software
There are literally dozens of RSS Readers out there. This one is free.
Compatible with Windows 98/XP.
- Yahoo
- RSS FAQ
RSS Headlines modules Frequently Asked Questions
- RSS Validator
Please visit the above site if you would like to validate your RSS codes.
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