RSS Explained
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a format for delivering regularly changing web content.
The following feeds are available from Spiderhouse:
- News feed: http://spiderhouse.co.uk/rss/news-feed/
- Blog feed: http://spiderhouse.co.uk/rss/blog-feed/
Why Use RSS?
Spiderhouse offers our content as an RSS feed to enable our users to quickly browse and access updated information. Readers do not have to visit this site in order to retrieve news and events, saving time.
Feed reader or news aggregator software allow you to access RSS feeds from various sites and display them for you to read and use. Various RSS readers are available via your web browser or as standalone software icon your desktop.
Software
A list of common and popular News Aggregators are below:
- feed reader – Windows
- newsgator – Read feeds from MS Outlook
- straw – Linux
- net news wire – Mac OSX
- bloglines – Web Based
- my.yahoo.com – Part of My Yahoo Online Services
- Mozilla Thunderbird and Firefox – Email and Web Applications
Links to other software can be found here:
Please note that Spiderhouse is not responsible for the content of external internet sites or for any damage resulting from the installation of any software mentioned above.
Many modern browsers now have RSS readers built in. You can check by viewing the right side of your browser address bar. If there is a little RSS icon there, that indicates the prescence of an RSS feed. Simply clicking this link will subscrible to the feed. You can also bookmark a feed, by clicking on the XML button above.
Also, if you use google's new iGoogle homepage, you can embed RSS feeds into the page.
RSS and Spiderhouse
There are a number of ways to access RSS from the Spiderhouse website. Firstly, you could click the link or xml button below.
- News feed: http://spiderhouse.co.uk/rss/news-feed/ - http://spiderhouse.co.uk/rss/news-feed/
- Blog feed: http://spiderhouse.co.uk/rss/blog-feed/ - http://spiderhouse.co.uk/rss/blog-feed/
You could also use the autodiscovery link, this usually appears in your browser address bar (the place where the url appears, like http://spiderhouse.co.uk).
Each browsers icon is a little different and placement is a little different. Below is a list of common browsers and an screenshot of their RSS icon.
| Broswer | Icon |
|---|---|
| Internet Explorer 7 |  |
| Internet Explorer 6 | No RSS Support |
| Mozilla Firefox 2.0* |  |
| Safari 3.0* |  |
| Opera 9* |  |
Clicking one of these icons allows you to bookmark the feed. How this is displayed depends on each individual browser.
Further Information
For more information on RSS and the types of readers available visit here www.whatisrss.com
