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- 1. Ms. M KPrasanna, [email protected]
- 2. AGENDA The spirit ofRSS Feeds How to….and applications Experience in RSS Readers Debriefing Some Technical background Some perspective
- 3. •RSS FEEDS •R eallyS imple S yndication or R ich S ite S ummary •Commonly conceived of as tool for gathering news items from different sources. •We’ll define “news” broadly to include new content on any news-site,Web site, blog . •RSS is a technical specification for syndicating information (i.e., distributing it to multiple Web sites for online publication). •The available RSS output from a Web site is called a feed . Feedburner and Atom are popular feed format.
- 4. The Goal •Pull newinformation from lots of different Web sites you’re interested in and turn it into a single Web page that will organize your reading and help you keep current.
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- 8. Technology is simple •XML…..OPML • Markup Languages • A markup language is a set of codes that determine how Web content looks or how it is structured. • Examples • HTML ; XML (extensible markup language)
- 9. • XML viewer= RSS aggregator • Aggregators are also called news readers. • Examples: Bloglines, Google Reader, Netvibes
- 10. <rdf:RDF><rdf:RDF> −− <channel rdf:about="http://jama.ama-assn.org"><channel rdf:about="http://jama.ama-assn.org"> <title>JAMAcurrent issue</title><title>JAMA current issue</title> <link>http://jama.ama-assn.org</link><link>http://jama.ama-assn.org</link> <description><description> JAMA is a weekly primary science, peer-reviewed medical journal published 48JAMA is a weekly primary science, peer-reviewed medical journal published 48 times per year. JAMA publishes original high quality, high impact clinical andtimes per year. JAMA publishes original high quality, high impact clinical and research articles on a diverse range of medical topics.research articles on a diverse range of medical topics. </description></description> <prism:eIssn>1538-3598</prism:eIssn><prism:eIssn>1538-3598</prism:eIssn> <prism:coverDisplayDate>February 21, 2007</prism:coverDisplayDate><prism:coverDisplayDate>February 21, 2007</prism:coverDisplayDate> <prism:publicationName><prism:publicationName> JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical AssociationJAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association </prism:publicationName></prism:publicationName> <prism:issn>0098-7484</prism:issn><prism:issn>0098-7484</prism:issn> <items><items> <rdf:Seq><rdf:Seq> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://jama.ama-<rdf:li rdf:resource="http://jama.ama- assn.org/cgi/content/short/295.8.jed60009v1?rss=1"/>assn.org/cgi/content/short/295.8.jed60009v1?rss=1"/> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/297/7/673?<rdf:li rdf:resource="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/297/7/673? rss=1"/>rss=1"/> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/297/7/701?<rdf:li rdf:resource="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/297/7/701? rss=1"/>rss=1"/> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/297/7/709?<rdf:li rdf:resource="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/297/7/709? rss=1"/>rss=1"/> XML code looks like thisXML code looks like this
- 11. How to gatherRSS Feeds Choose aggregator and set up account. – Add content (subscribe to RSS feeds). – News – Tables of contents – Blog postings – Alerts (search updates) Manage content. Share content if desired.
- 12. SEARCH TOOLS • Topix.net- This search tool allows you to locate recent newsfeed items based upon keyword or phrase searching. It focuses specifically on news and media feeds for information, not blogs. • Technorati- Technorati is a popular blog-finding tool. Since RSS feeds are inherent to all blogging tools, Technorati Blog Search can help you find RSS feeds for topic-specific blogs you may be interested in. • Syndic8.com- Syndic8 is an open directory that contains thousands of RSS feeds which users have submitted. • Alltop.com
- 13. Some aggregators/ feedSomeaggregators/ feed readersreaders
- 14. Different types • Desktopaggregators are applications that must be installed on your computer. • Web browsers’ built-in RSS tools (Mozilla Firefox’s Live Bookmarks, Internet Explorer Onfolio), may provide only one-at-a- time, instead of all-in-one place, access to feeds. • Web-based aggregators do not require installation.
- 15. Ways to LocateFeeds on Content Web Sites • RSS directories such as Feedster (www.feedster.com ) • Look for these icons • Look for links from these terms: subscribe, syndicate, feed, RSS, XML, Atom • Try searching the Web site for “RSS.” • For journals, check Subscribe/Subscription or E-mail/Alerts pages. Some sites don’t have RSS.
- 17. • Copy URLfrom Web site address window and paste into reader.
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- 19. Cloud.feedly.com : Toadd content/subscription • Search or add feed URL • Browse options • Feed bundles (News, Sports, Fun, etc.) • Add user name for someone whose work (blog, tags, etc.) you want to follow.
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- 21. To add content •Bloglines: Add (note Search Feeds at top right) • Netvibes: Add a Feed
- 23. Creating a Feedfor a Search • Do a search. • In Send to dropdown box, choose RSS Feed . • In next screen, click on Create Feed button. • New articles retrieved by your search will appear in the aggregator.
- 26. Managing feeds • Bloglines:Top Level, existing folder, new folder • Google Reader: Tags • Netvibes: Move (can add new category)
- 27. Reading and Managing Content •Read/unread status • Bolding generally indicates an unread item or folder containing unread items. • Bloglines “Keep New,” “Mark All Read” • Google Reader “Mark as read” • Netvibes “Read All,” “Unread All” • Keyboard shortcuts (example: Bloglines hotkeys) Saving Content • Bloglines: Clippings • Google Reader: Starred items
- 28. Moving Content • Onceyou have added content, you can… • … save (export) it. File will be in OPML format. • … switch to a different reader and add content automatically by importing the OPML file.
- 29. Sharing • Bloglines- clipblog (can go public or be kept private) • Netvibes - ecosystem • Publishing on Netvibes ecosystem • Tab sharing (publishing some or all of your feed list or blogroll) • Google Reader • Shared items • Add subscriptions, Browse: Enter user name for person whose work you want to follow.
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- 31. APPLICATIONS- Institution • There areenterprise editions of Feed Aggregators….for a fee. • Develop feeds for specific subject/ objective • Separate tabs for each subject/ objective.
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- 34. Some observations • Bespecific • Internet is used for INFORMATION and for COMMUNICATION. RSS feeds serve the communication function. That means, opinions, bias, …these are valuable too. –Esp news- V V Selective.
- 35. Some Perspective • Internethas its limitations • Search Engines have their limitations • Individual users have their limitations • Not all websites have RSS Feeds • RSS Readers have their limitations • Esp. Premium content….which represents knowledge based on research & deep thinking are still inaccessible via free resources. • V V V selective….so shd not be dependent entirely on RSS Feeds. »Other tools required….one such tool is Delicious.
- 36. Thanks, respected listeners Pleasego ahead and create RSS Feeds on various topics of common interest • On MyYahoo • On Bloglines • On Netvibes • On Google Reader (UserID: [email protected] Password: 99shanthi I am sure your Librarian will maintain and add value to them. Various newsletters can be created, say monthly, based on these feeds ;add your perspectives to the news…. for sharing with the CGG stakeholders.