WHAT IS RSS/ATOM FEEDS?

It is amazing that huge number of people don't use RSS/ATOM feed, just because they don't know what it is or How to use it, most people don't know how powerful and simple RSS/atom feed is??

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What is RSS/ATOM feed ?

Without RSS/ATOM if you liked a website/blog you would Bookmark it or just remember it and hope to visit them on periodic or random basis. Works great if you have 3-4 websites but we all know over a period of time the "Must Visit" List grows and grows and before you know it the list just overwhelms you, you tend to forget many and finally you find yourself just out of time to visit them all. And many time you are visiting a site just to find nothing has changed. Every single time you visit a site to see if anything is new or not you wasted some time!

Wouldn't it be great if all the sites you like would alert or invite you whenever there is something new ? That is exactly what a RSS/ATOM feed does !

Now with RSS/ATOM you can visit as soon as something new is added ! Which means you save time by visiting only those places which have something new or relevant.

So RSS/ATOM feed is kind Of Alert mail for what's new on the site !

How do I get the feed? Do I need to sign up ?

To get the feed you need a Feed reader. You can signup for a web based Free Reader at Google, AOL,Netvibes,Yahoo etc.

Feed reader is like an Inbox for all your feeds. Once you have signed up for any of Feed reader, all you need to do now is link your favorite site's feed to you feed reader.

This process of linking your Feed reader to the site you want to read is called subscribing and it is as fast as saying subscription.

I am sure you might have seen the Icons for subscribing to a RSS/ATOM Feed on websites, on your browser. These are the icons you need to look for if you want to subscribe to a Feed !

All you need to do is click them which will take you to your feed reader to subscribe.

The feed reader checks for any new feeds from all the subscriptions you have and groups them according to the site.

In Google reader the subscription is on the left and the feeds on the right. Just click on the subscription to read the new feeds. It also tells you how many unread or new feed is available.

Some sites even have option to to subscribe via E-mail. That means the new feeds will be sent to you via email !

Bottom line is let the feed work for you-Subscribe to feed and forget about missing out on great stuff !

SO NOW DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE YOUR FEED THROUGH EMAIL OR READER OF YOUR CHOICE...

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