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Week 02: RSS
The following will provide tutorials, definitions and examples of
Atom and RSS. You are not required to look at all of the material, but
search it until you feel that you have a good understanding of what is
required for you to fulfill the assignment.
Before you get started. Watch RSS in Plain English
| Table of contents |
RSS – What is it?
RSS
Wikipedia Definition
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(protocol))
Many words have described the acronym RSS. The following is a list
of the various words and the standards ascribed to them. Like Atom, it
is an XML format used for publishing and editing content for websites,
blogs, and podcasts.
- Really Simple Syndication (RSS 2.0)
- Rich Site Summary (RSS 0.91, RSS 1.0)
- RDF Site Summary (RSS 0.9 and 1.0)
- Real-time Simple Syndication (RSS 2.0)
Atom
Wikipedia Definition
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_feed)
What Is Atom?
(http://www.atomenabled.org/developers/syndication/#whatIsAtom)
Web resources that are updated periodically use Atom, which is an
XML format, used for publishing and editing content. Some feel it
addresses problems found in RSS.
On Web pages the web feeds like Atom or RSS are typically linked
with symbols. Here are a few examples:
Introduction to RSS
(http://careo.elearning.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?IntroToRSS)
An
Introduction to RSS for Educational Designers
(http://www.downes.ca/files/RSS_Educ.htm)
A Great Video
(http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/show/nmc1003/index.html)
Journal Article About RSS
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/04/04/xmlfiles/)
An
Introduction to RSS and Feeds
(http://www.feedster.com/help/rssopml.php)
Book
RSS and Atom Understanding and Implementing Content
Feeds and Syndication
(http://packtpub.com/files/RSS_and_Atom_Book_Chapter1_what_are_newsfeeds.pdf)
Using an RSS Aggregator
An aggregator is software that retrieves a web feed (RSS and Atom)
in order to publish information that is syndicated on web sites such as
blogs.
Bloglines (http://bloglines.com)
Ranchero
(http://ranchero.com/netnewswire/) (mac)
AWASU (http://www.awasu.com) (windows)
Links to Learning
Tutorials and references
CNet RSS news you choose (video on how to
subscribe)
(http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10088_7-5143656.html)
Building a RSS
feed, step by step, and using it
(http://xul.fr/en-xml-rss.html)
RSS Quick Summary – Sam Ruby
(http://intertwingly.net/slides/2003/seybold/)
Usage Study, RSS—Crossing into the Mainstream (Ipsos
Insight/Yahoo!), PDF:
(http://publisher.yahoo.com/rss/RSS_whitePaper1004.pdf)
Firefox: RSS web feeds and Live Bookmarks:
(http://johnbokma.com/firefox/rss-and-live-bookmarks.html)
Assignment
- Obtain an RSS aggregator
- Subscribe to at least ten blogs on topics of your own
choosing. - Track blogs for a week
- Post your thoughts about using RSS (to your blog)
- Post links to some of the best things you found using your
aggregator (to your blog)
