PDF versionUse the S3K RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds to have updates delivered directly to your computer.
How do I access feeds?
With RSS/News Aggregators (also called Readers), many of which are free, including these:
How do I view the Synagogue 3000 forum feed in my RSS aggregator?
- Copy the URL/shortcut that corresponds to the forum topic that interests you by right-clicking on the topic below and selecting Copy Link Location or Copy Shortcut.
- Paste the URL into your reader.
What are RSS feeds?
Called R.S.S. (the initials are variously said to stand for Rich Site Summary, Really Simple Syndication and more obscure formulations), this increasingly popular online tool turns a morass of disparate information sources into an automatically generated and neatly organized index of the latest articles and postings.
Based on a programming language (XML, or eXtensible Markup Language) already used to create many Web sites, R.S.S. enables Internet developers to post short site summaries describing recently added or updated items and links. Those postings are then scanned automatically by programs called R.S.S. readers to deliver specialized news-wire-style "feeds" to interested readers. These feeds, or news channels, are like personally tailored executive summaries containing dozens or even hundreds of headlines on a specific topic.
How do I learn more?
Read this excellent primer from The New York Times.
