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Using RSS With Search Engines

Friday, August 1st, 2008

This video shows how to use RSS with search engines to provide a much richer search experience

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RSS Feed Basics

Friday, August 1st, 2008

This video describes what RSS means, what it can do, and how you can use it to your advantage.

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RSS 101: Get Online Articles Delivered to You

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Have you felt overwhelmed by the information thrown at you when opening your web browser to your home page or other favorite websites?
Have you ever wondered how you could pare down what you see to only what you really care about? Worry no more! You can indeed raise your efficiency to a whole […]

The Beginner’s Guide to RSS

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

I see small business life in 2007 this way: it’s all about knowledge and information. We all want to know more than the next guy and in business, a real competitive advantage can be had just by being more knowledgeable than your competition.
As a business owner, you’re run off your feet with a million things […]

RSS: A Guide to the Best Teaching Resources

Friday, June 27th, 2008

For business communication instructors new to RSS: An Educator’s Guide to RSS
RSS PowerPoints   RSS Explained RSS Creation Keeping Current with RSS RSS Online Videos RSS in Plain English RSS Explained RSS Unleashed
RSS Handouts RSS—Crossing into the Mainstream Using RSS for Corporate Communications RSS Tutorial
RSS Podcast Talking about […]

Learn about RSS

Monday, June 16th, 2008

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This 37-slide highly illustrated presentation teaches you the principles of RSS and how to put it to work for you.

RSS Tutorial

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

This tutorial explains the features and benefits of a web format called RSS, and gives a brief technical overview of it. It also includes information on a similar format called Atom. The reader is assumed to have some familiarity with XML and other web technologies.

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What Is RSS: A Guide to Really Simple Syndication Benefits, Best Uses, and Applications

Monday, December 10th, 2007

This is a guide explaining what RSS is and how to best use it. It is targeted at the non-technical user who has not had yet the opportunity to fully understand what RSS is all about and how to best put it to use.
SS is a powerful but simple way to gather content from all […]

Internet Communication Vehicles: E-Mail, Instant Messaging, Blogs, RSS, Forums and Listservs: What’s Next?

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

How do we keep Internet communication simple? Let’s start by taking a look at the different methods used to communicate on the web. It is important to understand the nuances and benefits of the different forms.

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Selecting a News Reader

Monday, November 5th, 2007

The contents of an RSS feed can be read any number of ways. A variety of tools, both fee based and free, to read RSS feeds are available on the Internet.
When determining what RSS feed reader to download, thought should be given to security. More an more publishers are using RSS feeds […]

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