What is an RSS feed?
RSS
stands for "Really Simple Syndication,” and it allows you to publish a
stream of frequently updated information on your Region website, such as blogs,
news, and audio and video content.
RSS
has become very popular, and you’ve most likely noticed that a lot of websites
have the orange RSS icon displayed somewhere on the page. This icon provides a
direct link to the RSS feed and is used by readers to receive off-line feeds
that run directly on their computers.
One
way to easily add these icons to your Region website is to use FeedBurner which will provide your readers with an easy way of
subscribing to your RSS feed. Once they subscribe, all of your Region’s
breaking news and updates will be sent directly to their inbox.
It
will also provide you with the number of readers that have downloaded your RSS,
along with other statistics.
The
beauty of RSS is that readers don’t have to constantly check your Region
website to get your newest content. Instead, they can receive new content
automatically by subscribing to the RSS feed on your Region website and read it
using any number of widely available software programs as well as websites such
as MyYahoo and iGoogle. This allows your volunteers, parents and coaches to
stay up to date and current with your Region’s content on the web by
conveniently organizing it in one place.
Now that you have learned a little
bit more about RSS feeds, Click on the following link to sign up and place the AYSO
National News Feed on your Region website. You will be entered for a chance to
win a coach’s game planner. Contest ends July 25th. Sign up now!
Caution: If your Region website is an
out-of-the box, shared hosting service such as Blue Sombrero or League Lineup,
you may encounter issues placing your RSS feed code on to your website. You
should contact the support department at your web hosting service to discuss
the best way to display the RSS feeds that you receive, and to share your
personal RSS feed with the world.
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