Difference between revisions of "Web Feed"

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{{Term|WEB FEED|A web feed (or news feed) is a data format used for providing users with frequently updated content. Content distributors syndicate a web feed, thereby allowing users to subscribe to it. Making a collection of web feeds accessible in one spot is known as aggregation, which is performed by an Internet aggregator. A web feed is also sometimes referred to as a syndicated feed. <ref> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_feed WIKIPEDIA] (3 June 2009) </ref>}}
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{{Term|WEB FEED|''Also called news feed or referred to as a syndicated feed''. It is a data format that enables the readers to see any changes done to the content of their selected websites. Atom and [[RSS|RSS]] are the two principal formats of web feed. Many websites provide a web feed. When it is available, the reader can copy the data format and add it to a [[Feed Reader|feed reader]], where the updates to the content of the websites are displayed in a readable format. <ref> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_feed Wikipedia] (3 June 2009) </ref> See also: [[RSS]], [[Feed Reader]]
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Example of a web feed: http://www.unitar.org/feed/news/rss.xml}}
  
  

Latest revision as of 10:55, 9 September 2009

Term2.png WEB FEED
Also called news feed or referred to as a syndicated feed. It is a data format that enables the readers to see any changes done to the content of their selected websites. Atom and RSS are the two principal formats of web feed. Many websites provide a web feed. When it is available, the reader can copy the data format and add it to a feed reader, where the updates to the content of the websites are displayed in a readable format. [1] See also: RSS, Feed Reader


Example of a web feed: http://www.unitar.org/feed/news/rss.xml


References

  1. Wikipedia (3 June 2009)