Foothills Research Institute

What is RSS?

What are RSS Feeds?


An RSS feed is a file format that allows you to quickly access updated content from our website, at your convenience. It is often depicted by an orange logo with the three curved bars.

An "RSS aggregator" or "RSS Reader", allows you to view Foothills Research Institute headlines. How does this work? Each page broadcasts a summary of the lastest content and it is summarized on our News page. You can then choose to subscribe to specific feeds of interest or subscibe to the Latest News RSS feed to recieve site wide news and updates.  You have the option on this page to:
  • View the content by clicking "view"
  • Subscribe with your favourite reader by clicking "subscribe"
  • or, clicking on the RSS logo to:
    • view it in Internet Explorer
    • or, copy the associated feed URL into your reader or mobile device.

Once subscribed to the page, you view only the headlines. A script runs every few minutes, updating the feed with new posts. When you click on a headline you’re directed to the full article.

Reading your news in this fashion has become recognized as a very helpful way of saving time and organizing your interests! As a result, the RSS feature is now entertained by almost every news site/blog on the Web.

  

Three easy steps to access our RSS feeds using a reader.

  • You must first install a reader program on your computer (Internet Explorer has a built in reader that functions like your internet favourites). You may search the Web to find appropriate software or select a free program from the list below.
    After having installed your RSS software, choose one or more of our news feeds
  • You must then copy the appropriate feed URLs (addresses containing .xml) and paste them into the appropriate field of your RSS software. This will allow you to instantly receive your selected RSS feeds that you may view at any time
    RSS Clients (otherwise known as 'readers')
  • Online readers differ from desktop applications in that they are accessible from any computer that has access to the Internet. Some perks of these software programs include: they are easily organized and easily accessible; links may be added quickly; they make browsing more efficient.