Posted by Eric Pierce under
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FeedReader is now available to all blog@USF accounts!
What is FeedReader?
FeedReader is a RSS/Atom news aggregator. It saves you time by grabbing the latest info (”feeds”) from all your favorite websites and building a customized news page just for you!
Is FeedReader better than a desktop RSS reader (NetNewsWire, NewsGator, etc)?
Yes and no. Since FeedReader is web-based, you can read the latest news when you’re on the go. All that is needed is an Internet connection and a web browser. Your FeedReader news can even be used as a feed itself, so you can share your news with others. However, FeedReader does not have all of the features you’ll find in a desktop reader like NetNewsWire.
How do I get started?
- Go to http://NETID.blog.usf.edu/feeds
(example: http://epierce.blog.usf.edu/feeds )
- Click on login; Enter your NetID & password
- Click on Admin
- Add RSS feeds — If you don’t know the address of the RSS feed, you can enter the URL of the website and FeedReader will try to locate the RSS feed
- Click on Refresh
That’s it! Repeat these steps for all of the sites that you want to aggregate.
FeedReader couldn’t find the RSS feed for my favorite website, what should I do?
FeedReader does a pretty good job finding the RSS feeds, but some sites may not advertise it correctly. Go to the website and look for a RSS link on the page — it may also be labeled XML. It is also possible that the website is not publishing a RSS feed. In this case, the only thing you can do is Email the web-master for that site and request that a RSS feed be added.
November 8th, 2005 at 7:21 pm
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