Free Website Content - RSS Tools
Considering the ever-increasing support for
RSS in online communities, we have compiled a list of resources
and products that will benefit webmasters, web surfers and
publishers in their quest to understand the power of RSS.
RSS has rapidly become an alternative communication venue.
In order to understand the full benefits, consider utilizing
some of the following tools and resources.
1.) RSS Tools - RSS feeds bring
automatically updated information straight to your desktop.
You can monitor or promote news, job listings, personals,
and classifieds using RSS. The following tools assist webmasters
in using RSS to maximize their time.
RSS Readers - RSS readers are
designed as tools to view RSS feeds, making it easier for
users to view and manage the content of a feed. Feed readers
make it easy to mark feeds as read or flag items that are
important. The following are some of our favorite RSS readers:
FeedDemon - FeedDemon is a client that
can retrieve and organize RSS feeds from the Internet. It
comes pre-configured with several news feeds, and you can
easily add your own by adding the URL for an RSS feed of
your choice. FeedDemon offers an attractive and easy-to-use
interface with integrated web browsing.
http://www.feeddemon.com
FeedScout - Feed Scout is a RSS/ATOM/RDF
reader that can be used directly from Internet Explorer.
Feed Scout enables you to view RSS/ATOM feeds from different
sites directly in Internet Explorer. You can even set your
Home Page to show your favorite feeds. http://www.feedscout.com
2.) RSS Creation Tools - As
RSS feeds have increased in popularity and breadth publishers
and webmasters have struggled to find a solution to create
RSS feeds. The following tools will assist webmasters in
creating RSS feeds:
FeedForAll - Desktop software used
to create, edit, manage and publish RSS feeds. New RSS feeds
can be quickly and easily created with FeedForAll. Advanced
features enable you to create professional-looking RSS feeds
quickly. Existing RSS feeds can be repaired and enhanced
with FeedForAll. RSS feeds generated by other means can
be automatically repaired, so that they conform to the RSS
2.0 specification. Existing feeds can be enhanced to contain
advanced feed properties, and give them a more professional
look.
http://www.feedforall.com
3.) RSS Articles and Tutorials
- Articles and tutorials based on RSS and designed to demystify
Really Simple Syndication for users and publishers. RSS
Specifications - RSS Specifications contains a collection
of articles related to RSS and news feeds that assist both
publishers and users in deciphering Really Simple Syndication.
RSS Specifications - RSS Specifications
contains a collection of articles related to RSS and news
feeds that assist both publishers and users in deciphering
really simple syndication. http://www.rss-specifications.com/rss-articles.htm
or
the articles can be read in an RSS feed. http://www.rss-specifications.com/article-feed.xml
Make RSS Feeds - Step by step instructional
tutorial detailing how to manually create an RSS feed.
http://www.make-rss-feeds.com
4.) Ebay Monitoring Using RSS -
Monitor online auctions for specific items of interest.
As eBay has grown it has become difficult to discern and
locate specific auction items. By using RSS tools users
can easily recieve instant notification when a specific
item is being auctioned.
Free Bidding Tools - FMonitor online
auctions for specific items of interest. As eBay has grown
it has become difficult to discern and locate specific auction
items. By using RSS tools users can easily receive instant
notification when a specific item is being auctioned.
http://www.freebiddingtools.com/
5.) Web Monitoring - Monitor the Internet
for specific news items or blog topics of interest. A number
of free online RSS tools make web monitoring very easy.
PubSub - Monitor the Internet for specific
news items or blog topics of interest. A number of free
online RSS tools make web monitoring very easy. PubSub -
Every day, PubSub's matching engine performs billions of
matches of new items against user subscriptions. The instant
a match is made, PubSub alerts the user via RSS. PubSub
monitors more than 6.5 million blogs, as well as 50,000
USENET newsgroups, all SEC/EDGAR filings, press releases
from major wire services, and FAA airport delay alerts.
http://www.pubsub.com
Google News Monitoring Using RSS -
This free online tool turns a Google news search into an
RSS feed.
http://www.justinpfister.com/gnewsfeed.php
6.) Other RSS Tools - Alternative
tools for creative webmasters.
RSS2Wap - The RSS2Wap site is meant
for online conversions of RSS feeds into WML for access
on WAP devices (RSS2WML, RSS WAP or RSS-to-WAP). It's free
and you can make a link on your web site.
http://www.rss2wap.com
7.) RSS Graphic Tool - Websites
that have RSS feeds available use colorful graphics as flags
to indicate to web surfers that RSS feeds are available
for specific content.
RSS Graphic Tool - Websites that have
RSS feeds available use colorful graphics as flags to indicate
to web surfers that RSS feeds are available for specific
content. RSS Graphic Tool - Customize RSS buttons. If you
have limited time and lack artistic abilities, use this
free online RSS graphic tool to create an RSS button. The
button's color and text can be customized to suit the look
and feel of your website. http://www.feedforall.com/public/rss-graphic-tool.htm
8.) Displaying RSS - Many webmasters
display the contents of RSS feeds on their web pages as
a fresh source of content and information that changes on
a regular basis.
Javascript Options - Using Javascript
to display RSS feeds is a very easy way to provide dynamic
content with very little effort. Unfortunately, when you
use Javascript to display RSS feeds, search engines do not
see the feed's content, so the content is not spidered and
ultimately will not help with search engine optimization.
Quick RSS Feeds - Free online tool
that allows you to simply enter the URL of the RSS feed,
define the number of items you would like displayed, and
the Javascript will be automatically generated.
http://www.quickrssfeeds.com
FeedRoll -A free service for syndicating
popular RSS and ATOM news feeds on your website or blog.
Select a feed, customize the design, then copy and paste
the code provided onto your page. http://www.feedroll.com/rssviewer/
RSS to Javascript - RSS-to-JavaScript.com
was designed to easily convert any valid RSS, RDF or ATOM
feed into easy-to-implement Javascript. No XML or programming
experience is necessary. http://www.rss-to-javascript.com
PHP Options - The benefit to using a PHP script to
display RSS on a website is that the content dynamically
updates but search engines see the content as static.
FeedForAll's rss2html.php - If you
are technically savvy and wish to host the script yourself,
check out FeedForAll, as they have a free PHP script available
that will display RSS feeds on a website. http://www.feedforall.com/free-php-script.htm
FeedRoll Pro - A fee-based professional
service that tracks statistical information for publishers
displaying feeds. FeedRoll Pro incorporates a number of
display options for publishers wishing to syndicate their
content, giving users the choice of PHP or Javascript. http://www.feedrollpro.com
RSS2HTML - Display RSS feeds by selecting layouts
and color schemes on this free resource.
http://www.rss2html.com
9.) RSS Blogs
Stay informed about the latest RSS industry news
by monitoring RSS blogs. Daily posts bring readers current
news, industry announcements and general RSS information.
RSS Specifications - Everything you
need to know about RSS. The RSS Specifications blog contains
daily posts and RSS tidbits.
http://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm
KbCafe - Daily posts and editorials
related to RSS and new RSS products that have emerged.
http://www.kbcafe.com/rss/
10.) Publishing List / RSS Newsgroups
New RSS-Publishing List for publishers. The list
is focused on marketing/publishing/operational issues rather
than hardcore technical details of RSS, meaning that coding
issues and disputes over the merits of RSS vs. Atom are
not the focus. If you wish to participate in the list and
receive e-mails of posts, simply subscribe by sending and
e-mail to: rsspublishing-subscribe@topica.com
RSS Syndication - Collection of RSS
related news feeds displayed in an easy-to-read format.
http://www.rss-syndication.com/rss-news.htm
11.) RSS Related Forums - Forums
can be a useful for anyone doing business online, both in
terms of reading the content and actively participating
in the discussions. If you want to learn more about RSS
consider participating in the following online RSS communities:
2RSS - RSS forum for feed and related
RSS discussions.
http://forum.2rss.com/
FeedForAll Forum - RSS forum for RSS
and feed creation-related discussions.
http://www.feedforall.com/forum
German RSS Forum - German RSS forum
for feed discussions.
http://www.rss-forum.de/
12.) Locate RSS Feeds -
Syndic8 - RSS and Atom news feeds on
a wide variety of topics. Designed with a directory structure
and search functionality. Syndic8 also tracks statistical
information related to RSS feeds.
http://www.syndic8.com
Feedster's FeedFinder - Use Feedfinder
to search by keyword or by URL or a combination of the two
in order to find feeds on that topic or by that organization.
.
http://feedfinder.feedster.com/
RSS Discovery - The websites you already
read may have an RSS feed. Use the BlogStreet's RSS Discovery
tool and enter in a website. If there is a feed available
BlogStreet will provide the URL.
http://www.blogstreet.com/rssdiscovery.html
RSS Locator - Directory and search
engine for RSS content including weblogs, newsfeeds, forum
feeds and related content feeds. Locate topic-specific RSS
feeds for syndication. RSS Locator displays feed content
in an HTML format so users can preview the feed's content.
http://www.rss-locator.com
12.) Submit RSS Feeds - As more
and more people get involved with the Internet and as more
Web sites, blogs, news services and other online resources
continue to grow in number and variety, it becomes increasingly
important to maintain high visibility and exposure for the
content being generated by closely following the major distribution
media. As a rapidly increasing number of content sources,
new and old, migrate or add RSS as a key distribution channel,
and as more people utilize RSS newsreaders and aggregators
to keep themselves informed, the ability to maintain high
exposure and visibility is gradually shifted from complete
attention to major search engines and content optimization
techniques to an increasing awareness of RSS feed directories
and search tools.
RSS Submit - Save time and automate
RSS submissions with RSS Submit from K-Soft. http://www.dummysoftware.com/rsssubmit.html
RSS Specifications - Submit RSS files to the large list
of RSS directories and expedite your RSS content syndication.
http://www.rss-specifications.com/rss-submission.htm
RSS Submission Service - A fee-based
blog submission service that will submit your blog or RSS
feed to more than 70 blog directories. Submissions are done
manually, and this service is primarily designed for blog
feeds.
http://rss-submission-service.notrivia.com/
RSS Top 55 - Top websites for RSS submissions.
Premium service is available for a nominal fee that will
prioritize the RSS site submissions in the order of importance.
http://www.masternewmedia.org/rss/top55/
Using RSS tools, publishers and webmasters can increase
productivity and efficiency. RSS monitoring can often automate
many of the procedures that are time-consuming and monotonous,
freeing up time.
About the Author:
Sharon Housley manages marketing for FeedForAll http://www.feedforall.com
software for creating, editing and publishing RSS feeds
and NotePage, Inc. http://www.notepage.net
a wireless messaging software company.
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