What Is RSS?
Have you been seeing orange RSS or XML buttons more and more, not knowing what they are. Well, these little buttons are revolutionizing the way people get information from the Internet.
It's "the next big thing" -- you can use it to get newsfeeds from BBC or CNN, as well as just about anything else, including parenting news, upcoming movies, DVD releases, your favorite sports updates, etc.
Once you get started, it's like having your favorite parts of the Web come to you. No need to go out and check for updates all the time.
"RSS" means "Really Simple Syndication." But that is just a fancy way of saying that you can keep up with all the updates to "Coolest Birthday Cakes", "Coolest Kid Birthday Parties" and all the rest of our party sites, without having to check the site every week to see "what's new." Whenever I add an exceptionally unique cake to the gallery or post a super-cool party tip, I release it through RSS.
Once in a while, I'll also release some of the coolest info on our sites that you may have missed or overlooked. This way you won't have to spend hours on the site searching for them.
It'll be served right onto your Desktop...
RSS is amazing. No e-mail. No spam. It's so easy to subscribe and unsubscribe.
And once you start, you'll soon be tracking all your other favorite interests and news in the world.
How do you get started?
Download a free RSS Reader first (skip to bottom if you do not want to download software). This is special software that reads the "RSS feeds" from the largest news organizations right down to our coolest birthday cakes...
Windows -- RssReader
http://www.rssreader.com/
Mac -- NetNewsWire
http://ranchero.com/netnewswire/
Once you're set up, here's all you have to do...
Right-click (control-click for Mac users) on any orange RSS button on a site, blog or news source that interests you. Start by right-clicking on any of the orange buttons below. Then...
Select Copy Shortcut ("Copy Link to Clipboard" for Mac), and paste that URL into your RSS Reader.
And that's it! You're subscribed. Now continue subscribing to all three of our feeds. |
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Don't want to download new software? Google, Yahoo! and MSN have a fantastic, one-step solution. Just click on one of the links below...
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