RSS Feed

[jimnyc]

I had a member ask me about adding the RSS feed for the board to his Google home page as he couldn't find it. That's because I apparently never enabled RSS for the board!

Anyone ever interested in the feature can now use it. This is the appropriate URL to use for your feed:

http://www.debatepolicy.com/external.php?type=rss2

[darin]

What's an RSS Feed?

[jimnyc]

What's an RSS Feed?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(protocol)

[Hagbard Celine]

What's an RSS Feed?

Neato, I think it's like a news feed on your google toolbar maybe?

[jimnyc]

Neato, I think it's like a news feed on your google toolbar maybe?

Could be, but doesn't have to be Google. There are literally hundreds of ways to read RSS feeds. It's a way of having "news" delivered to you without having to visit specific sites. If you have an RSS reader in your browser, you can get the latest news/posts right on one page without having to even visit whatever site it is you're interested in. Whenever a page is updated, the RSS "feeds" it to those subscribed.

[nevadamedic]

Could be, but doesn't have to be Google. There are literally hundreds of ways to read RSS feeds. It's a way of having "news" delivered to you without having to visit specific sites. If you have an RSS reader in your browser, you can get the latest news/posts right on one page without having to even visit whatever site it is you're interested in. Whenever a page is updated, the RSS "feeds" it to those subscribed.

That link to Wikopedia said there is no entry for RSS. Does anyone on here know what RSS is and can they please explain it?

[jimnyc]

That link to Wikopedia said there is no entry for RSS. Does anyone on here know what RSS is and can they please explain it?

Sorry, didn't realize that link was broken, here's a good one:

http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/12/18/dive-into-xml.html

[KarlMarx]

I was successfully able to get an RSS feed from Debate Policy to my Google Homepage.

For those who have a Google Home Page, here's how:

1. Go to your Google home page (http://www.google.com/ig?hl=en)
2. Click "Add Stuff" (on the upper right hand corner of the page), this will take you to the page that allows you to add content to your page
3. Click on the link "Add by URL", this will take you to a page with a text box labelled "add by URL"
4. enter "http://www.debatepolicy.com/external.php?type=rss2" into the box, then press "Add", after a few seconds, the message "Added http://www.debatepolicy.com/external.php?type=rss2" appears on the page.

For those with a "My Yahoo Page"... go to http://my.yahoo.com/

1. On the lower left hand side of the "My Yahoo Page" there is a box that reads "Find Content", right below it is a link that reads "Add RSS by URL", click on that link. You'll be taken to a page that has a text box that reads "Add RSS by URL"
2. Enter "http://www.debatepolicy.com/external.php?type=rss2" in the box, click the "add" button, you'll be taken to a page that reads "Add Debate Policy on My Yahoo"
3. Click the button that reads "Add to My Yahoo"
3.

[Abbey Marie]

Thanks, Karl. That was nice of you to take the time to spell it all out for us.

[nevadamedic]

I was successfully able to get an RSS feed from Debate Policy to my Google Homepage.

For those who have a Google Home Page, here's how:

1. Go to your Google home page (http://www.google.com/ig?hl=en)
2. Click "Add Stuff" (on the upper right hand corner of the page), this will take you to the page that allows you to add content to your page
3. Click on the link "Add by URL", this will take you to a page with a text box labelled "add by URL"
4. enter "http://www.debatepolicy.com/external.php?type=rss2" into the box, then press "Add", after a few seconds, the message "Added http://www.debatepolicy.com/external.php?type=rss2" appears on the page.

For those with a "My Yahoo Page"... go to http://my.yahoo.com/

1. On the lower left hand side of the "My Yahoo Page" there is a box that reads "Find Content", right below it is a link that reads "Add RSS by URL", click on that link. You'll be taken to a page that has a text box that reads "Add RSS by URL"
2. Enter "http://www.debatepolicy.com/external.php?type=rss2" in the box, click the "add" button, you'll be taken to a page that reads "Add Debate Policy on My Yahoo"
3. Click the button that reads "Add to My Yahoo"
3.

Thank's Karl!

[jimnyc]

Thanks, Mr. Marx, I'm sure others appreciate your efforts.

[KarlMarx]

Sorry, didn't realize that link was broken, here's a good one:

http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/12/18/dive-into-xml.html

RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication"... it's a format for streaming data from websites to your browser using a format known as "XML" (extensible markup language), which is much like HTML, the format used to format web pages, such as this one. You can think of RSS as being something like streaming audio or streaming video, but instead of music or pictures, it's for web content.

Wikipedia does have an article on RSS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS

I think Jim must have mistyped the URL .

[nevadamedic]

RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication"... it's a format for streaming data from websites to your browser using a format known as "XML" (extensible markup language), which is much like HTML, the format used to format web pages, such as this one. You can think of RSS as being something like streaming audio or streaming video, but instead of music or pictures, it's for web content.

Wikipedia does have an article on RSS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS

I think Jim must have mistyped the URL .

I guess another thanks is in order!