I have posted a new poll. I want to know if my visitors are using the RSS features that I have incorporated into this site. You may have noticed the pretty buttons under “Subscribe” in the sidebar to the right. I know that a few people have made use of them but I’m curious as to how many people there are that I don’t know about.
If you don’t know what I’m talking about or how to make the best use of an RSS feed, here is some information from Wikipedia.
RSS is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines or podcasts. An RSS document, which is called a “feed,” “web feed,” or “channel,” contains either a summary of content from an associated web site or the full text. RSS makes it possible for people to keep up with their favorite web sites in an automated manner that’s easier than checking them manually.
RSS content can be read using software called a “feed reader” or an “aggregator.” The user subscribes to a feed by entering the feed’s link into the reader or by clicking an RSS icon in a browser that initiates the subscription process. The reader checks the user’s subscribed feeds regularly for new content, downloading any updates that it finds.
I personally add all of my RSS feeds to my Google homepage. It’s nice to be able to look at updates as soon as my browser opens.
Do you use the RSS features on this site?
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