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RSS - The Making of a Feed
Everyday more and more websites, news services and blogs are
adding RSS content. RSS is a method of syndicating content.The
concept of aggregating content in one central location or
repository is very appealing. Consumers have become tired of push
technology, RSS allows users the flexibility to regain control of
their content. RSS feed creators provide content without forcing
it on consumers. In fact with RSS consumers are able to choose
the content they wish to view.
How to Make an RSS Feed
RSS feeds contain what are referred to as "items". The items
are usually connected in some way and contain a common theme or
other similarity.
The following feed http://www.notepage.net/feed.xml contains eight
items. The items are all SMS and paging related news articles
that would likely benefit someone interested in the wireless
market.
Each item contains:
title
description
link
The title and description should be written to describe the
content and the link should reference the webpage that contains
that actual content.
Like html, the xml file uses open and close tags to designate
the title, description and link. Tags are enclosed in brackets ,
like standard html and the close tag contains a forward slash
/.
The following is what an item in a xml file looks like:
The Title Goes Here
The description goes here
http://www.linkgoeshere.com
As I mentioned earlier, an RSS feeds contains items and like
the tags above, an open and close tag is used to distinguish
between items.
The Title Goes Here
The description goes here
http://www.linkgoeshere.com
Another Title Goes Here
Another description goes here
http://www.anotherlinkgoeshere.com
Now an RSS Feed is a series of items, these items are chained
together to create what is called a "Channel".
The Channel appears at the top of the file and tells people
how the items relate to each other. Like items channels use
title, description and link tags to describe its content. The
open channel tag occurs before the first item and the close tag
occurs after the last item.
The Channel Title Goes Here
The explanation of how the items are related goes here
http://www.directoryoflinksgohere
The Title Goes Here
The description goes here
http://www.linkgoeshere.com
Another Title Goes Here
Another description goes here
http://www.anotherlinkgoeshere.com
Finally you will need to designate the file by indicating it
is an XML file by inserting xml and rss defining tags at the
beginning and at the very end.
The Channel Title Goes Here
The explanation of how the items are related goes here
http://www.directoryoflinksgohere
The Title Goes Here
The description goes here
http://www.linkgoeshere.com
Another Title Goes Here
Another description goes here
http://www.anotherlinkgoeshere.com
When you save the file be sure to save it as an xml file.
Warning
If you create the file using Dreamweaver or a similar tool
becareful that it does not strip out tags it feels are redundant.
In order to be be an RSS feed your file needs at bare minimum
that tags that were discussed above, and the file will not be
valid if tags are stripped out.
I found a cool little free program that helped in xml file
creation called First Object Editor
http://www.firstobject.com/
Validation
As my math teacher use to say, check your work! Once your file
is complete and uploaded einter it into the feed validator at
http://feedvalidator.org
Syndication / Submission
If you've made it this far you are in good shape it is time to
"syndicate" your content! Submit your RSS feed (the xml file you
created) to sites just like you would submit a web page. Some of
the more popular sites that accept RSS files can be found under
"Post RSS Feed"
About The Author
Sharon Housley manages marketing for NotePage, Inc. http://www.notepage.net a company specializing in
alphanumeric paging, SMS and wireless messaging software
solutions. Other sites by Sharon can be found at http://www.softwaremarketingresource.com , and
http://www.small-business-software.net
MORE RESOURCES updated Fri. September / 29 / 2023
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