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RSS feeds

The syndication process is usually associated with weblogs, but are increasingly general news services that are offered in this format.

Selecting a Feed Reader

There are many options available when selecting an RSS reader (see this extensive directory of readers).  Here is a select sample of popular readers:

Web-Based: No downloading or installation required. You can access your feeds from different computers.

Client-Based: Downloaded and installed on the desktop. You can download your RSS feeds to read offline.

Browser-Based: Add RSS feeds right into your browser.

  • Firefox: live bookmarks are part of your regular bookmarks
  • Internet Explorer: feeds are incorporated into your favorites

This guide will help you use Feeds in Lotus Notes and Google Reader, the most popular RSS reader.

Common RSS Icons

Here are a few icons regularly used to locate RSS feeds:

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Reader Buttons

If you see a button for the reader you use, simply click on it to subscribe to the feed.

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Using Lotus Notes

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Lotus Notes has built in RSS support so you can use it as a feed reader.  You may want to consider doing this if you want a universal inbox for email and RSS feeds.

See:  Feeds in Lotus Notes