Ripping it up with RSS
∞http://wiki.elearning.ubc.ca/BasicsOfRSS∞
Our Objectives
Provide an overview of RSS
Demonstrate the power of an RSS Reader, and get you started with one
Use Bloglines to set up your blogroll
Review the basics of finding and using feeds
Finding and listening to podcasts
To assimilate you into the GiantMachineMind
Give you a taste of how RSS can tie together an array of social software applications
Why use RSS?
- To track information from diverse sources
- To automatically republish dynamic content on any website
- To connect and remix a wide range of online application
What is RSS?
An RSS file is basically a list of headlines encoded so that it can be easily read or displayed by another program or website. RSS is usually said to stand for "Really Simple Syndication." It is increasingly becoming popular with users who want to manage the flow of information or news on a subject, to manage listserv email accounts, or who want an easy way to display dynamic content on their webpages.
http://www.scribbler.ca/images/RSScode.gif∞
More:
RSS: A Love Story∞ - A brief and somewhat disturbing primer by Brian Lamb.
All About RSS∞ - A comprehensive overview.
About Syndication, RSS, and Other Web-Altering Chemicals∞
RSS Quick Start Guide for Educators∞
All About RSS∞ - A comprehensive overview.
About Syndication, RSS, and Other Web-Altering Chemicals∞
RSS Quick Start Guide for Educators∞
Reading RSS
Why Brian loves his aggregator
Screenshot from Bloglines∞.
http://static.flickr.com/31/49234637_f6df9cc449.jpg?v=0∞
For the basics on reading and adding feeds to this aggregator, you can't beat this fine Blogline Tutorial∞
If you prefer a client, NetNewsWire∞ is the most popular program for Mac users. There is no such clear-cut favorite for PC users, though Sharpreader∞ and Feeddemon∞ are popular choices.
Browser support:
Safari∞
Firefox and Live Bookmarks∞
SAGE -- Firefox plugin∞
Flock∞ - a fork off of Firefox, has a nifty built-in RSS reader
Google Reader -- Good screencast∞Firefox and Live Bookmarks∞
SAGE -- Firefox plugin∞
Flock∞ - a fork off of Firefox, has a nifty built-in RSS reader
Finding RSS Feeds
See: Things you can do with RSS∞
Useful Feeds
CBC∞
BBC∞
RSS @ the UBC Library∞
University of Alberta new books by subject∞
Amazon.com∞
Most craigslist∞ categories support RSS feeds
Yahoo News∞ supports feeds for categories and defined searches.
Topix.net∞ - scours mostly from established news sources.
PubSub∞ - emphasizes the world of weblogs.
Technorati∞ - another site for weblogs
BBC∞
RSS @ the UBC Library∞
University of Alberta new books by subject∞
Amazon.com∞
Most craigslist∞ categories support RSS feeds
Yahoo News∞ supports feeds for categories and defined searches.
Topix.net∞ - scours mostly from established news sources.
PubSub∞ - emphasizes the world of weblogs.
Technorati∞ - another site for weblogs
Look for orange/blue XML, RSS, RDF icons
http://jade.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/alan/images/rss_icons.gif∞
Bloglines offers a (mostly tech-oriented) list of most popular feeds∞. Once you've begun to add feeds, the "My Recommendations" link will recommend similar feeds...
If you have installed the "Subscribe to Bloglines" button on your toolbar -- click Help∞, then easy Subscribe∞. Clicking the toolbar command scans the page your browser is on. and will find and add the feed automatically...
Collections
Search:
From Bloglines email subscriptions page∞
You can create an unlimited number of special Bloglines email addresses that are tied to your Bloglines account. The email addresses show up as subscriptions in your My Blogs page, and email sent to those email addresses appears as new items.
When you create a Bloglines email address, a subscription is added to your account. If you unsubscribe from that subscription, the email address becomes invalid and mail sent to it will bounce.
Email subscriptions are great for announce-only or broadcast mailing lists that don't provide RSS feeds. They are also useful as temporary email addresses.
When you create a Bloglines email address, a subscription is added to your account. If you unsubscribe from that subscription, the email address becomes invalid and mail sent to it will bounce.
Email subscriptions are great for announce-only or broadcast mailing lists that don't provide RSS feeds. They are also useful as temporary email addresses.
Displaying RSS
TextualRemix
http://www.learningobjects.ubc.ca/rsswebct.jpg∞
Example: Textologies∞ (also in WebCT)
aggRSSive∞ -- tag-based storage, remixing and republishing feeds...
RSSInWiki -- how to do it in this wiki environment
RSS pulls the discrete pieces of the social software world into view
∞Examples: Carnival of Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak∞, Workshop page∞.
SuprGlu∞ - Third-party application, no code required.
SocialBookmarks∞ -- social networks for sharing
Flickr∞ -- social sharing of photos with a dose of RSS
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