NEWS FROM THE MARIAH CAREY ARCHIVES
What are news feeds?
News feeds allow you to see when websites have added new content. You can get
the latest headlines and video in one place, as soon as its published, without
having to visit the websites you have taken the feed from. Feeds are also known
as RSS. There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but most people plump
for "Really Simple Syndication". In essence, the feeds themselves are just web
pages, designed to be read by computers rather than people.
How do I start using feeds?
In general, the first thing you need is something called a news reader. This is
a piece of software that checks the feeds and lets you read any new articles that
have been added. There are many different versions, some of which are accessed
using a browser, and some of which are downloadable applications.
Browser-based news readers let you catch up with your RSS feed subscriptions from
any computer, whereas downloadable applications let you store them on your main
computer, in the same way that you either download your e-mail using Outlook, or
keep it on a web-based service like Hotmail.
How do I get a news reader?
There is a range of different news readers available and new versions are appearing
all the time. Different news readers work on different operating systems, so you
will need to choose one that will work with your computer.
Windows
 Newz Crawler
FeedDemon
Awasu
Mac OS X
Newsfire
NetNewsWire
Web
Bloglines
NewsGator
Microsoft Live
My Yahoo!
Once you have choosen a news reader, all you have to do is copy the following link
into your news reader:
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http://www.mcarchives.com/specials/rssfeed.xml |
If you run your own website, you can display the latest headlines from other websites
on your own site using RSS. We encourage the use of the MCArchives news feed as part
of a website, however, we do require that the link refers to the actual news article
on the MCArchives.com website.
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