Skills: subscribe to feeds, read feedsConcepts: RSS feed, polling vs. publish-subscribe, stand-alone vs. Web based reader, podcast, event stream

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RSS – real simple syndication

Where does this topic fit?

• Internet concepts– Applications (RSS)– Technology– Implications

• Internet skills– Application development– Content creation– User skills

Start by watching this video

Short video on RSS

Just checking for new stuff.…

Is there anything new?…

Any new stuff?…

Anything new?…

What’s new?…

Got anything new for me?

Polling

Automatic delivery or notification of new information.

Subscription

Two ways to subscribe

New items are periodically downloaded to your RSS reader.

You receive an email whenever a new item is posted.

Stand-alone and networked RSS readers

A stand-alone RSS reader(Podcasts)

A networked RSS reader(Blogs)

Podcasts

Finding podcasts

National Public Radio

TWIT TV

IT Conversations

Apple iTunes

iTunes store comedy podcasts

RSS is not just for blogs and podcasts

Summary

Self-study questions

1. There are two kinds of RSS readers, what are they?

2. What is the difference between polling and subscription?

3. Do any of the IT podcasts at TWIT TV or IT Conversations sound interesting to you?

4. Do any of the general interest podcasts at National Public Radio sound interesting to you?

5. Are there other podcast directories?

6. We listed several examples RSS event stream feeds. Can you think of others?

7. Find something other than a podcast or blog that you can subscribe to on the Web.

Commoncraft video on RSS:http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english

Amazon Web services status dashboard:http://status.aws.amazon.com/

IT Conversations:http://itc.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail3528.html

This Week in Tech:http://twit.tv/

National Public Radio:http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php?type=topic

Apple iTunes:http://www.apple.com/itunes/

Free RSS readers:http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-rss-reader-aggregator.htm

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