News Feeds (RSS)
RSS solves a problem for people who regularly use the web. It allows
you to easily stay informed by retrieving the latest
content from the sites you are interested in. You save
time by not needing to visit each site individually. You
ensure your privacy, by not needing to join each site's
email newsletter.
WisBar.org currently offers RSS feeds for the
following pages:
How to use RSS
RSS content can be read using software called an "RSS reader",
"feed reader" or an "aggregator", which can be web-based or
desktop-based. The user subscribes to a feed by entering the feed's
link into the reader or by clicking an RSS icon in a browser that
initiates the subscription process. The RSS reader checks the user's
subscribed feeds regularly for new content, downloading any updates that
it finds and provides a user interface to monitor and read the
feeds.
The good news is that you probably already have an RSS reader and
don't know it. Both Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox have an
RSS readers built into the browser. On a page with an available RSS
feed, click the RSS icon 
in the Status Bar and
select the format you prefer. They both also have
a automatic bookmaking feature, known as WebFeeds on IE and
Live Bookmarks in Firefox. That feature will
generate updated bookmarks to news stories from RSS
feeds. If you want to use something else, we suggest
you try Google
Reader or My
Yahoo, both of
which are excellent free web based RSS readers that do not require
any
additional software on your PC.
Additional Information
