Elementary explanation of RSS feeds please

Subject: Elementary explanation of RSS feeds please Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:38 pm

Hi all,
I'm the one that is the last to realize anything that could have sped up a process and made my life easier or a little quicker.
Can someone explain in very basic language how to use an RSS feed please? I have read some explanaitons but they are gobbleygook to me.
Thank you...in advance

Hello Hon, well this is a long time coming but heres how i manage the mysteries of rss feeds... I have an account at netvibes.com... when I see a blog I like, I type the address into my netvibes account and it searches for any feeds available: I then choose one (they have lots of different names like atom and rss etc but all are much of a muchness so pick any)... and then everyime that blog or page updates it appears on my netvibes age and I don't have to spend a lifetime trolling around the internet reading the blogs I like...

This is the public version of my page...

http://www.netvibes.com/brocantehome#BrocanteHome

If you can't get to grips with netvibes try the Google reader (google.com/reader) and give that ago...

For a more technical (but still readable) explanation of rss go here:

http://www.problogger.net/what-is-rss/
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Lots of love, Alison at BrocanteHome.
http://brocantehome.typepad.com/brocante_home/

Subject: Re: Elementary explanation of RSS feeds please Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:07 pm

Thank you for the information, I do appreciate it.

Alison,
I finally had a chance to really look the netvibes over. What a great page, thanks for the information. It's tidy.