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 Considering the ever-increasing
support for RSS in online communities, we have compiled a
list of resources and products that will benefit
webmasters, web surfers and publishers in their quest to
understand the power of RSS. RSS has rapidly become an
alternative communication venue. In order to understand
the full benefits, consider utilizing some of the
following tools and resources.
1.) RSS Tools - RSS feeds bring automatically
updated information straight to your desktop. You can
monitor or promote news, job listings, personals, and
classifieds using RSS. The following tools assist
webmasters in using RSS to maximize their time.
RSS Readers - RSS readers are designed as tools to view
RSS feeds, making it easier for users to view and manage
the content of a feed. Feed readers make it easy to mark
feeds as read or flag items that are important. The
following are some of our favorite RSS readers:
FeedDemon - FeedDemon is a client that can retrieve and
organize RSS feeds from the Internet. It comes
pre-configured with several news feeds, and you can easily
add your own by adding the URL for an RSS feed of your
choice. FeedDemon offers an attractive and easy-to-use
interface with integrated web browsing. http://www.feeddemon.com
FeedScout - Feed Scout is a RSS/ATOM/RDF reader that can
be used directly from Internet Explorer. Feed Scout
enables you to view RSS/ATOM feeds from different sites
directly in Internet Explorer. You can even set your Home
Page to show your favorite feeds. http://www.feedscout.com
2.) RSS Creation Tools - As RSS feeds have
increased in popularity and breadth publishers and
webmasters have struggled to find a solution to create RSS
feeds. The following tools will assist webmasters in
creating RSS feeds:
FeedForAll - Desktop software used to create, edit, manage
and publish RSS feeds. New RSS feeds can be quickly and
easily created with FeedForAll. Advanced features enable
you to create professional-looking RSS feeds quickly.
Existing RSS feeds can be repaired and enhanced with
FeedForAll. RSS feeds generated by other means can be
automatically repaired, so that they conform to the RSS
2.0 specification. Existing feeds can be enhanced to
contain advanced feed properties, and give them a more
professional look. http://www.feedforall.com
3.) RSS Articles and Tutorials - Articles and
tutorials based on RSS and designed to demystify Really
Simple Syndication for users and publishers. RSS
Specifications - RSS Specifications contains a collection
of articles related to RSS and news feeds that assist both
publishers and users in deciphering Really Simple
Syndication.
RSS Specifications - RSS Specifications contains a
collection of articles related to RSS and news feeds that
assist both publishers and users in deciphering really
simple syndication. http://www.rss-specifications.com/rss-articles.htm
or
the articles can be read in an RSS feed. http://www.rss-specifications.com/article-feed.xml
Make RSS Feeds - Step by step instructional tutorial
detailing how to manually create an RSS feed.
http://www.make-rss-feeds.com
4.) Ebay Monitoring Using RSS - Monitor online
auctions for specific items of interest. As eBay has grown
it has become difficult to discern and locate specific
auction items. By using RSS tools users can easily recieve
instant notification when a specific item is being
auctioned.
Free Bidding Tools - FMonitor online auctions for specific
items of interest. As eBay has grown it has become
difficult to discern and locate specific auction items. By
using RSS tools users can easily receive instant
notification when a specific item is being auctioned. http://www.freebiddingtools.com/
5.) Web Monitoring - Monitor the Internet for
specific news items or blog topics of interest. A number
of free online RSS tools make web monitoring very easy.
PubSub - Monitor the Internet for specific news items or
blog topics of interest. A number of free online RSS tools
make web monitoring very easy. PubSub - Every day,
PubSub's matching engine performs billions of matches of
new items against user subscriptions. The instant a match
is made, PubSub alerts the user via RSS. PubSub monitors
more than 6.5 million blogs, as well as 50,000 USENET
newsgroups, all SEC/EDGAR filings, press releases from
major wire services, and FAA airport delay alerts. http://www.pubsub.com
Google News Monitoring Using RSS - This free online tool
turns a Google news search into an RSS feed. http://www.justinpfister.com/gnewsfeed.php
6.) Other RSS Tools - Alternative tools for
creative webmasters.
RSS2Wap - The RSS2Wap site is meant for online conversions
of RSS feeds into WML for access on WAP devices (RSS2WML,
RSS WAP or RSS-to-WAP). It's free and you can make a link
on your web site. http://www.rss2wap.com
7.) RSS Graphic Tool - Websites that have RSS feeds
available use colorful graphics as flags to indicate to
web surfers that RSS feeds are available for specific
content.
RSS Graphic Tool - Websites that have RSS feeds available
use colorful graphics as flags to indicate to web surfers
that RSS feeds are available for specific content. RSS
Graphic Tool - Customize RSS buttons. If you have limited
time and lack artistic abilities, use this free online RSS
graphic tool to create an RSS button. The button's color
and text can be customized to suit the look and feel of
your website. http://www.feedforall.com/public/rss-graphic-tool.htm
8.) Displaying RSS - Many webmasters display the
contents of RSS feeds on their web pages as a fresh source
of content and information that changes on a regular
basis.
Javascript Options - Using Javascript to display RSS feeds
is a very easy way to provide dynamic content with very
little effort. Unfortunately, when you use Javascript to
display RSS feeds, search engines do not see the feed's
content, so the content is not spidered and ultimately
will not help with search engine optimization.
Quick RSS Feeds - Free online tool that allows you to
simply enter the URL of the RSS feed, define the number of
items you would like displayed, and the Javascript will be
automatically generated.
http://www.quickrssfeeds.com
FeedRoll -A free service for syndicating popular RSS and
ATOM news feeds on your website or blog. Select a feed,
customize the design, then copy and paste the code
provided onto your page. http://www.feedroll.com/rssviewer/
RSS to Javascript - RSS-to-JavaScript.com was designed to
easily convert any valid RSS, RDF or ATOM feed into
easy-to-implement Javascript. No XML or programming
experience is necessary. http://www.rss-to-javascript.com
PHP Options - The benefit to using a PHP script to display
RSS on a website is that the content dynamically updates
but search engines see the content as static.
FeedForAll's rss2html.php - If you are technically savvy
and wish to host the script yourself, check out FeedForAll,
as they have a free PHP script available that will display
RSS feeds on a website. http://www.feedforall.com/free-php-script.htm
FeedRoll Pro - A fee-based professional service that
tracks statistical information for publishers displaying
feeds. FeedRoll Pro incorporates a number of display
options for publishers wishing to syndicate their content,
giving users the choice of PHP or Javascript. http://www.feedrollpro.com
RSS2HTML - Display RSS feeds by selecting layouts and
color schemes on this free resource.
http://www.rss2html.com
 9.) RSS Blogs
Stay informed about the latest RSS industry news by
monitoring RSS blogs. Daily posts bring readers current
news, industry announcements and general RSS information.
RSS Specifications - Everything you need to know about RSS.
The RSS Specifications blog contains daily posts and RSS
tidbits. http://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm
KbCafe - Daily posts and editorials related to RSS and new
RSS products that have emerged.
http://www.kbcafe.com/rss/
10.) Publishing List / RSS Newsgroups
New RSS-Publishing List for publishers. The list is
focused on marketing/publishing/operational issues rather
than hardcore technical details of RSS, meaning that
coding issues and disputes over the merits of RSS vs. Atom
are not the focus. If you wish to participate in the list
and receive e-mails of posts, simply subscribe by sending
and e-mail to: rsspublishing-subscribe@topica.com
RSS Syndication - Collection of RSS related news feeds
displayed in an easy-to-read format.
http://www.rss-syndication.com/rss-news.htm
11.) RSS Related Forums - Forums can be a useful
for anyone doing business online, both in terms of reading
the content and actively participating in the discussions.
If you want to learn more about RSS consider participating
in the following online RSS communities:
2RSS - RSS forum for feed and related RSS discussions.
http://forum.2rss.com/
FeedForAll Forum - RSS forum for RSS and feed
creation-related discussions.
http://www.feedforall.com/forum
German RSS Forum - German RSS forum for feed discussions.
http://www.rss-forum.de/
12.) Locate RSS Feeds -
Syndic8 - RSS and Atom news feeds on a wide variety of
topics. Designed with a directory structure and search
functionality. Syndic8 also tracks statistical information
related to RSS feeds.
http://www.syndic8.com
Feedster's FeedFinder - Use Feedfinder to search by
keyword or by URL or a combination of the two in order to
find feeds on that topic or by that organization. .
http://feedfinder.feedster.com/
RSS Discovery - The websites you already read may have an
RSS feed. Use the BlogStreet's RSS Discovery tool and
enter in a website. If there is a feed available
BlogStreet will provide the URL.
http://www.blogstreet.com/rssdiscovery.html
RSS Locator - Directory and search engine for RSS content
including weblogs, newsfeeds, forum feeds and related
content feeds. Locate topic-specific RSS feeds for
syndication. RSS Locator displays feed content in an HTML
format so users can preview the feed's content.
http://www.rss-locator.com
13.) Submit RSS Feeds - As more and more people get
involved with the Internet and as more Web sites, blogs,
news services and other online resources continue to grow
in number and variety, it becomes increasingly important
to maintain high visibility and exposure for the content
being generated by closely following the major
distribution media. As a rapidly increasing number of
content sources, new and old, migrate or add RSS as a key
distribution channel, and as more people utilize RSS
newsreaders and aggregators to keep themselves informed,
the ability to maintain high exposure and visibility is
gradually shifted from complete attention to major search
engines and content optimization techniques to an
increasing awareness of RSS feed directories and search
tools.
RSS Submit - Save time and automate RSS submissions with
RSS Submit from K-Soft. http://www.dummysoftware.com/rsssubmit.html
RSS Specifications - Submit RSS files to the large list of
RSS directories and expedite your RSS content syndication.
http://www.rss-specifications.com/rss-submission.htm
RSS Submission Service - A fee-based blog submission
service that will submit your blog or RSS feed to more
than 70 blog directories. Submissions are done manually,
and this service is primarily designed for blog feeds. http://rss-submission-service.notrivia.com/
RSS Top 55 - Top websites for RSS submissions. Premium
service is available for a nominal fee that will
prioritize the RSS site submissions in the order of
importance.
http://www.masternewmedia.org/rss/top55/
Using RSS tools, publishers and webmasters can increase
productivity and efficiency. RSS monitoring can often
automate many of the procedures that are time-consuming
and monotonous, freeing up time.
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