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SVSU RSS News Feeds

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SVSU RSS Feeds

How do I view a RSS feed?

To view an SVSU RSS feed in your RSS Reader: (What is a RSS Reader?)

  1. Copy the URL that corresponds to the news feed you're interested in.
  2. Paste the URL into your reader according to the directions specified by your reader.

To view an SVSU RSS feed in your Firefox Toolbar:

  1. Look for an orange icon in the lower right corner of your Firefox browser window. In newer versions of Firefox, you may find this icon to the right of the web site address near the top of your browser window.
  2. When you mouse over the icon, a tool-tip should appear entitled "Add Live Bookmark...".
  3. Click on the orange icon.
  4. A menu should appear with a list of news feeds to "Subscribe to".
  5. Click on the news feed you wish to select.
  6. An "Add Bookmark" dialog box should appear. If you wish, rename the feed in the "Name" input box.
  7. In the "Create-in" drop-down menu, select "Bookmarks Toolbar Folder". If this does not appear as one of the selections, click on the arrow to the right of the drop-down menu for an expanded view of all of your bookmark folders. Scroll down until you see "Bookmarks Toolbar Folder" and select it.
  8. After you have made your selection and the "Bookmarks Toolbar Folder" is highlighted, click "OK".
  9. A bookmark should appear in your Firefox toolbar according to the name you designated. Click on this bookmark to view a list of your RSS news feed articles.

What is RSS?

RSS stands for Real Simple Syndication and is a means for distributing content, most typically in the form of news headlines, across the web. It follows an XML formatting standard which makes it easy to distribute across multiple platforms and integrate into a variety of applications. Via RSS, news headlines from multiple sources can be easily linked to, viewed, and distributed in a variety of ways.

What is a RSS Reader/Aggregator?

RSS News Readers (or RSS Aggregators) manage the downloading and displaying of RSS feeds. Some are independent programs while others add one or more RSS feeds to a web page (often a portal page). Many RSS News Readers are available for you to download. Some are free (such as Mozilla's Thunderbird) while others are proprietary versions sold by commercial vendors.