February 03, 2003
Newsfeed aggregation-tool alternatives
THIS EDITION of NetSpeak takes a look at the various tools and techniques available for collecting and properly displaying RSS (Rich Site Summary) based newsfeeds being published regularly by web sites and blogs.
As discussed in an earlier column, many frequently updated web sites and blogs regularly make a file containing the summary of their new content details in an XML-based standard format known as RSS (Rich Site Summary) and publish them on their sites. Generally the link to this file or newsfeed is published with a small orange button with a label named "RSS or XML''.
As discussed in an earlier column, many frequently updated web sites and blogs regularly make a file containing the summary of their new content details in an XML-based standard format known as RSS (Rich Site Summary) and publish them on their sites. Generally the link to this file or newsfeed is published with a small orange button with a label named "RSS or XML''.
