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Post by kentdoggydog on Aug 21, 2008 13:19:36 GMT -5
Dear CruchyCo,
I'm a big fan of yours but I'm wondering if you have an RSS feed of the main page of your site? Since I'm such an international man of mystery, I don't always have time to come to the site every single day and check out the latest happenings. A feed would help me keep on top of things (and perhaps share them with others!).
Maybe there is one already and I'm just too dumb to find it.
later,
kentdog
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Post by Aaron Campion on Aug 21, 2008 17:22:03 GMT -5
i've seen what an RSS feed looks like, and ive seen them on many sites, but what exactly do they do and what is their purpose? i thought it was something like an archive that shows old news posts and such but i really am not sure
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Post by kentdoggydog on Aug 21, 2008 19:22:11 GMT -5
Dear Mr. Campion,
From Wikipedia:
"RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines, and podcasts in a standardized format. An RSS document (which is called a "feed," "web feed," or "channel") contains either a summary of content from an associated web site or the full text. RSS makes it possible for people to keep up with web sites in an automated manner that can be piped into special programs or filtered displays."
Myself, I use Google's personalized home page to put all of my favorite sites' feeds on, so I can see all of the latest updates in one place without having to go to each site individually. Usually, it's just the headlines, so then I'll go directly to the site and read it like mad.
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Post by Aaron Campion on Aug 21, 2008 20:24:58 GMT -5
hahaha, yeah i was going to go to wikipedia but you beat me to it!! sounds like a fascinating concept, so if all of my favorite websites had rss feeds, and i had a software to integrate each feed, all i have to do is run the software it i can quickly see all the most recent updates from all of my favorite sites? and if its something significant enough, then i go to the site? sounds brilliant!!!
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Post by Webmaster Gabe on Aug 21, 2008 20:32:46 GMT -5
I've actually considered putting an RSS feed on the site before. I just never got around to it. Thanks for the idea kent. We'll see about getting one up soon. I know it can be a very useful tool.  |
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Post by Aaron Campion on Aug 21, 2008 20:35:27 GMT -5
yeah, ive definitely heard of rss feeds before, and seen then on many websites, but i never realized what a great concept it is!! seriously, what an efficient way for everyone to stay in the loop!!
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Post by seth on Aug 25, 2008 9:04:50 GMT -5
thing is, if you're not running something like wordpress or ee, you have to make each rss update by hand. it gets old real fast (speaking from experience)...
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