What is RSS?
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an XML-based format for distributing and aggregating Web content (such as news headlines).
Using RSS, Web content providers can easily create and disseminate feeds of data that include, for example, news links, headlines, and summaries. Other sites using RSS to deliver content to a wider audience include Yahoo, Christian Science Monitor and CNET News.com.
What kind of content does West Coast Slam, Incorporated syndicate via RSS?
West Coast Slam, Incorporated is now offering the following feeds in the RSS format. The feeds are free of charge to use for individuals and non-profit organizations for non-commercial use. Attribution (included in each feed) is required.
Blog: http://www.westcoastslam.com/RSS/Blog.xml
Latest News: http://www.westcoastslam.com/RSS/News.xml
What are the terms of use?
The feeds are provided free of charge for use by individuals and non-profit organizations for personal, non-commercial uses. We ask that you provide attribution to West Coast Slam, Incorporated in connection with your use of the feeds.
If you provide this attribution in text, please use: "West Coast Slam, Incorporated" If you provide this attribution with a graphic, please use the West Coast Slam, Incorporated logo that we have included in the feed itself.
We reserve all rights in and to the West Coast Slam, Incorporated logo, and your right to use the West Coast Slam, Incorporated logo is limited to providing attribution in connection with these RSS feeds.
We are also including the provider of each individual news story in the feed alongside each headline if applicable. Please do not alter this for display. We want our news partners to be attributed for their work.
West Coast Slam, Incorporated also reserves the right to require you to cease distributing these feeds at any time for any reason.
How can I use RSS?
Typical applications for consuming or using RSS include:
- Using a program known as a News Aggregator to collect, update and display RSS feeds
- Incorporating RSS feeds into weblogs
News Aggregators (also called news readers) will download and display RSS feeds for you. A number of free and commercial News Aggregators are available for download. Popular news readers include Pluck, AmphetaDesk, NetNewsWire, and Radio Userland.
Another way many people use RSS feeds is by incorporating content into weblogs, or "blogs". Blogs are web pages comprised of usually short, frequently updated items and web links. Blogging as a publishing tool is used for many purposes: traditional journalism, personal journals, group discussions around a topic, and many combinations in-between.
