| AIDSinfo now offers the information in our weekly Newsletter
through RSS feeds. You can subscribe to our feed by clicking and downloading
the file (http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/rssXMLFiles/rss.xml). |
| What Is RSS? |
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| RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication." RSS is a new way
to publish information online. At the heart of the technology is Web coding
called XML. XML has been widely adopted by the global online community over the
past few years.
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| The XML code for RSS describes a "data feed." Essentially, the
feeds contain any Web content a creator wants to share |
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| Any online surfer—or another Web site—can pick up the RSS feed
with the appropriate Web software and display the content automatically
wherever they like. By subscribing to an RSS feed, users automatically receive
updated content |
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| What Do I Need to Receive RSS Feeds? |
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| First, you need a feed reader. Searching for "RSS feed
readers" with any major online search engine (such as Google or Yahoo) will
retrieve a slew of software options, many of which are free or low cost.
Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox have built-in feed readers that can be used for
this purpose. |
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| Once you've obtained a feed reader, subscribing to an RSS feed
is as simple as looking for the appropriate XML code. Most Web sites, including
AIDSinfo, indicate an RSS feed with a small orange box or button labeled "RSS"
or "XML." |
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| Click the button and your Web browser typically goes to a page
of XML code. Just copy the Web "address" or URL of that page of code and plug
it into your feed reader. The software will then automatically retrieve and
display the content contained in the XML. |
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