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ASQBALTIMORE.ORG Webfeed Information

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Copy this link and paste it into your favorite news aggregator.

http://www.asqbaltimore.org/asq0502.rss (Website Updates)

http://www.asqbaltimore.org/jobseekers.rss (Jobseekers Updates)

About RSS

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an XML-based format for sharing and distributing Web content. Using an RSS reader, you can view data feeds from various news sources including headlines, summaries, and links to full stories.

How to Access RSS Feeds

RSS/News Aggregators (also called Readers) will download and display RSS feeds for you. Many aggregators are separate, "stand-alone" programs; other services will let you add RSS feeds to a Web page. A number of free and commercial News Aggregators are available for download and installation. We have compiled a brief list below (no recommendations are provided, it is up to your needs to decides the appropriate software for you to use).

Programs that have Feed capabilities

• Internet Explorer web browser
• FireFox web browser
• Thunderbird email client webmaster preferred
• MS Outlook 2007 now supports RSS Feeds
• . . . there are many more

Windows

• SharpReader
• rss2email - rss2email is a free tool for delivering news from RSS feeds to your email program that works under Windows and UNIX.
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Mac OS X

• NetNewsWire

Linux

• Straw
• rss2email - rss2email is a free tool for delivering news from RSS feeds to your email program that works under Windows and UNIX.

Web

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Terms

We encourage the use of ASQ Baltimore's RSS feed for personal use in a news reader or as part of a non-commercial Web site or blog. We require proper format and attribution whenever ASQ Baltimore content is posted on your Web site, and we reserve the right to require that you cease distributing ASQ or ASQ Baltimore content.

Webfeed / RSS Information

ASQBaltimore.org Webfeed Information - Questions

Why do I care that ASQ Baltimore's website has a webfeed ?

The webfeed allows the user to get notifications of news or website updates as they occur. No email lists to maintain, and you can find out what pages / information has changed without looking throughout the entire site. You won't have to check the website regularly, as we will let you know when changes occur.

Think of this as combining the "What's New page" with your favorite bookmarks.

What is ASQ Baltimore's webfeed address ?

The web feed address is http://www.asqbaltimore.org/asq0502.rss -- we may add other channels, depending on the interest. The second feed is the Jobseekers feed: http://www.asqbaltimore.org/jobseekers.rss .

What alternative is there to a webfeed ?

You can constantly review the website on a regular basis (including all of the pages underneath the main site). There are also a number of websites that will provide you with web page changes. See the section below for a review of these.

What does RSS stand for ?

In general it stands for Really Simple Syndication.

What if I don't want to use the Web Feed ?

You don't need to. You can monitor the web site yourself for changes or use Internet Explorer or Firefox to just look at the new links. Alternatively, you can use other web sites or software packages to get notification of web page changes (see Karen Blakeman's Web Page monitoring page).

I want more detail (because I am a masochist) on RSS. Can I get some further information ?

Article: Why Use RSS? By Kim Bloomer
Article: What is Site Syndication? by Michael Bolin
Understanding & Using RSS Feeds