How to use RSS
How to use RSS
Now that you know what RSS is, you may be wondering how exactly you can subscribe to and view RSS content. The easiest way is to just use your web browser. Both Mozilla Firefox and Internet explorer have an RSS reader built-in. The first thing you need to do is find a website that offers a feed. Typically, news sites and blogs will have this feature. Look for the RSS icon [
] on the web page. Simply click this icon and you will see what the feed looks like. If you are using Internet Explorer, there will be a Subscribe Button that you can press, which will then automatically add the feed to your Favorite Center and to a Common Feed List which is shared with other programs. You can then go to your Favorites and click the Feeds tab, this is where your list of feeds will be. Simply click the feed you wish to view and it will load for you. Subscribing to a feed in Mozilla Firefox is very similar. After you press the RSS icon, you will be taken to a page that will view the feed. At the top of this page, there is an option to save it to Live Bookmarks or to Choose Application. If you just want to use Firefox to view the feeds, simply leave this as it is and click the ‘Subscribe Now’ button. You will then have the option to save it to your Bookmark Menu or your Bookmark Tool Bar, choose the option you want and click Subscribe. You can now view your feeds any time you want.
Use Google / MSN / Yahoo RSS Readers
An alternative to using your web browser’s default RSS reader is to use a free website-based reader provided by Google, MSN or Yahoo. These readers are more sophisticated then your browser’s default reader, and will provide you with an interface for organizing and viewing your subscribed feeds. On this website you will notice that our list of RSS feeds contain icons for Google [
], Yahoo [
], MSN [
], as well as the default RSS icon [] If you would like to use one of these services for adding/viewing RSS feeds, simply click the icon of the service you wish to use and you will be redirected to the appropriate website. From there you will be provided with instructions on how to use that particular service.