News feeds allow you to see when websites have added new content. You can get the latest headlines, as soon as they are published, without having to visit the websites you have taken the feed from.
Feeds are also known as RSS, which stands for ‘Really Simple Syndication’.
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 visit the bettrends.co.uk Home Page and click on the orange button in the top right hand side. This is the RSS button.
RSS button
If you click on the RSS button you can subscribe to the feed in various ways:
by dragging the URL (the web-page address, located in the browser’s address bar) of this page into your news reader
by cutting and pasting the same URL into a new feed in your news reader.
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.
How do I get a news reader?
There is a range of different news readers available and new versions are appearing all the time.
Different news readers work on different operating systems, so you will need to choose one that will work with your computer. A selection of these are below.
For Windows
Newz Crawler
FeedDemon
Awasu
For Mac OS X
Newsfire
NetNewsWire
Web
Bloglines
FeedZilla
Google Reader
NewsGator
My Yahoo!
Browser
Mozilla Firefox
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