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| Posted by: | Franz Honer, Internet Marketing Expert |
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| Posted on: | August 31st, 2008 at 6:00 am |
| Filed under: | Your Real Estate Business |
I see terms such as “RSS”, “XML”, and “Atom” out there, but I don’t know how to use these links?
“RSS”, “XML” and “Atom” are all examples of what are called “feeds”. Feeds are a way for web users to subscribe to regular updates, delivered automatically. You’ve probably done this before by signing up for things like email newsletters. Using feeds such as RSS (which just stands for “Really Simple Syndication”) is a way to use other tools besides email to keep track of your subscriptions.
What Does This Mean To Me?
Using feeds is a way to easily keep track of a large number of your favorite websites or blogs, without having to remember to check each site manually or clutter your email inbox. Suppose you have 25 sites and blogs you find interesting. You could visit each website and blog everyday to see what’s new, but that might take you hours. With RSS, you can “subscribe” to a website or blog and get “fed” all the new headlines from all of these 25 sites and blogs in one list, and see the latest updates in minutes instead of hours. Quite a time saver!
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