What are News Feeds?
News feeds allow you to see when a website has had new content added. You can get the latest information all in one place, as soon as its published, without having to visit the website itself.
Feeds are also known as RSS, which, although there is some discussion to the contrary, is generally accpeted to be an acronym of 'Really Simple Syndication'.
How do I start using feeds?
The first thing you will need is something called a news reader. This will check the feeds that you have subscribed to and let you know if any new articles have been added. Most modern web standards compliant browsers such as Firefox, Opera, and Safari have integrated news readers and make subscribing to news feeds as simple as a single click - much like bookmarking a page.
Once you have a news reader, all you have to do is to decide what content you want it to receive. For example, if you would like to receive all of Playhouse on the Square's News and Updates, you can subscribe to the main news feed by clicking here. Alternatively, if you would like to subscribe to individual news categories, choose from the options listed on the right of this page.
If you click on the link you can subscribe to the feed in various ways, including by dragging the URL of the feed into your news reader or by cutting and pasting the same URL into a new feed in your news reader. Most sites that offer feeds use a similar orange icon to identify feeds, but some may just have a normal web link.
Some browsers, including Firefox, Opera and Safari, automatically check for feeds for you when you visit a website, and display an icon when they find one. This can make subscribing to feeds much easier. For more details on these, please check their websites.
