1. “Real Simple Syndication” (RSS)
-:Presented By:-
Kaushik Parmar

2. What are web feeds? A way to share content Use XML to store data
They don’t require the user to visit the site/resource
Most popular are RSS and Atom

3. What is RSS? "Real Simple Syndication“ or "Rich Site Summary”
Sometimes referred to XML feeds.
An updated lists of headlines and articles
Feed reader or Aggregator .

4. Really Simple Syndication
Syndication is key element

5. How do web feeds work? Producers Consumers
Create the XML feed
Store the feed in an XML file, or create it dynamically
Consumers
Use content from the feed
News Stories, Blog Entries, etc…

6. What about Atom? A format quite similar to RSS
It was created by people who felt that RSS could be improved upon
More complex
Atom properties =RSS properties

7. RSS parts and types of clients
RSS is divided into two parts:
Feeds
Aggregators(A software program that you can download and then use to read your RSS feeds)
Tested clients:
Local Readers (browser and stand alone readers)
Web based readers

8. How to find RSS feeds?
Look for a button like these within a site:

9. Consuming RSS All tools have common traits Access RSS Feeds
Track what a user has already read
Reproduce feed content
Link to original source

10. Current Scenario

11. Advantages of RSS
You can read feeds from multiple websites in one location.
No SPAM!
No Pop-Ups!
Most blogs now have feeds, and more journals and news sites are adding them.

12. Disadvantages Some users prefer email updates over an RSS feed.
Graphics and photos do not appear in all RSS feeds.
Publishers cannot determine how many users are subscribed to their feed and the frequency of their visits.
Higher traffic and demands on the server.
Since it is a new technology, many sites still do not support RSS.

13. Bake it From Scratch
Declare the RSS version you’re using (2.0 is the latest) with the <rss> tag
Use the <channel> tag to begin your feed
Use the <title>, <description>, and <link> tags to describe your feed as a whole (there are other optional tags that apply to your feed as a whole, like <copyright>, <image>, and <webMaster>)
Start each item with the <item> tag

14. Bake it From Scratch
Within each item, add a <title>, <description>, and <link>
End each item with </item>
End your feed with </channel>
End your file with </rss>
Save your files as an XML file (eg. sciencenews.xml)

15. What does it look like?

16. That’s it. Now upload your
That’s it! Now upload your .xml file to your server and subscribe to your feed using your feed reader.