Using RSS
What is RSS?
RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication” and it is a way to access information on the internet. Instead of browsing many websites for information of interest, you can have constantly updated content from multiple sites delivered to you via an RSS “feed” or summary of new web content such as a blog entries or comments. You can receive the RSS data via an RSS feed reader which is a special web page or tool that is specifically tailored to receive the RSS feed.
How can I subscribe to an RSS feed?
Before you subscribe any RSS feed, you’ll need set up an RSS feed reader. There are several free and commercial RSS readers available on the Internet and each has its own way of setting up a subscription. The Newsroom’s RSS feed information for these readers is located at http://blogs.rootsweb.com/newsroom/?feed=rss
Here are links to some of the more popular free RSS feed readers:
- Google Desktop – http://desktop.google.com/ - to add the Newsroom to your Google Desktop, click here:
- My Yahoo – http://my.yahoo.com - to add the Newsroom to My Yahoo, click here:
- BlogLines – http://www.bloglines.com
Click here to read an Ancestry.com 24/7 Family History Circle blog entry that has instructions on setting up the Google RSS feed reader. If you are following these instructions, substitute our RSS feed (http://blogs.rootsweb.com/newsroom/?feed=rss2) for the Circle’s.