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What is RSS?
RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication." It's a format
that web sites and blogs can use to send updated headlines
to you via services like My Yahoo!. My Yahoo! gathers the
content you select from a variety of sources and displays
it for you in one convenient location. Syndication means you
don't have to visit each site individually to see what's new
— you simply scan headlines or brief article summaries
and click to read the full text. That’s the "really simple"
part. And it's "really simple" for publishers to make their
content accessible this way too. .
How can I use RSS?
Typically, people use RSS to:
- Gather, read, or quickly scan frequently updated headlines
from a variety of sources using a "News Aggregator" or "Newsreader"
program.
- Incorporate syndicated headlines into their personal weblogs
(often called "blogs") as a way to display information from
different publishers. Blogs are web pages which typically
consist of timestamped, frequently updated links to news
items and web sites. Blogging has developed into an online
publishing tool used for many purposes: traditional journalism,
personal diaries, collaborative journals, digital note-taking,
topical group discussion forums, and hybrid combinations.
How to sign up for Growthtrac RSS feeds
There are a number of ways to access RSS feeds. You can use
a Web-based Newsreader. For example, My Yahoo! users can now
add RSS feeds directly to their personal page. To subscribe
to a Growthtrac RSS feed via My Yahoo!, just click the "Add
to My Yahoo" button next to the desired feed, and we'll walk
you through the process.
An alternative to using a Web-based news reader like My Yahoo!
is to install a RSS
reader that displays RSS feeds from the Web sites you
select, enabling you to view hundreds of headlines at once.
After installing the RSS reader, you can add each feed manually
from the Web site by clicking on the "XML" orange button next
to the feed. Once you click on the "XML" button, copy the
URL in the browser's web address bar and paste the URL in
your RSS reader.
Terms for Growthtrac RSS feeds
We encourage the use of Growthtrac RSS feeds 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
Growthtrac content is posted on your Web site, and we reserve
the right to require that you cease distributing Growthtrac
content.
Get
your Growthtrac news feed
- Once you've installed your feed reader software, open
the program and select 'New' from the toolbar. It will ask
you for the URL of the feed.
- Enter the URL's for the Growthtrac channels you would
like to view: click here
to select.
- You will then be able to enter a name for the feed. A
name will be suggested or you can create your own title.
- The new feed will be added to the listing in the sidebar.
To update it, highlight the title of the feed and click
the right mouse button. A menu will pop up. Select "Update
Current Feed" from the list and the most current version
of this page will be returned.
If you have trouble, contact us.
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