RSS Feeds
What are News Feeds?
News feeds allow you to see when websites have added new content. You can get the
latest headlines, as soon as its published, without having to visit the websites
you have taken the feed from.
Feeds are also known as RSS. RSS stands for 'Really Simple Syndication'. In essence,
the feeds themselves are just web pages, designed to be read by computers rather
than people.
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Available RSS Feeds
 Africa
News
Breaking
News
Business
and Markets News
Celebrity
News
Entertainment
News
Soccer
News
Sport
News
World
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What to do
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How do I start using feeds?
In general, the first thing you need is something called a news reader. This is
a piece of software that checks the feeds and lets you read any new articles that
have been added. There are many different versions, some of which are accessed using
a browser, and some of which are downloadable applications.
Browser-based news readers let you catch up with your RSS feed subscriptions from
any computer, whereas downloadable applications let you store them on your main
computer, in the same way that you either download your e-mail using Outlook, or
keep it on a web-based service like Hotmail.
Once you have chosen a news reader, all you have to do is to decide what content
you want it to receive. For example, if you would like the latest Entertainment
stories, simply visit the Entertainment section and you will notice an orange button
on the left hand side.
If you click on the RSS button 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 button, 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.
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