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Hmm"The Case of the Missing RSS Feed.
Just when I thought that this lovely website was going to solve my information lust.
We just have to read it or dump it.
The benefit is lots of saved time and saved mailbox space.
But there’s a lot more that we can do with RSS.
All of it has to do with grabbing news and what’s new on the web.
My personal favorite is aboutmoviesand grabbingtorrents.
Raise your IM orTwitterexperience.
Or simply be " artsy fartsy.'
Is it just the RSS link button missing or is it the entire RSS XML code?
Cast your eye over the homepage.
RSS icons are located not only near the top but also near the very bottom of the page.
For example, Reuters has its itsy bitsy RSS icon at the very south.
Google Chrome still does not have it though.
Errors generally follow when the rules are broken.
ARSS Feed Validatorchecks a feed for problems.
Using these tools you’re able to catch feed lacking sites as they change content.
Here are a few :
Feed43
With Feed43, it’s basically a three step process.
Starting with the URL of the webpage, you have to define " search patterns' (i.e.
which content is good and which is not).
This allows the tool to extract the information (i.e.
snippets of text or HTML) and build the feed.
Finally, specify the output template (i.e.
the look of the feed) and pick up the generated feed with your feed reader.
So the power of this site might only appeal to the expert user.
The site requires a free registration and email verification.
FeedYes
Works simply.
Just put in a URL of the homepage or a sub-page and create your feed.
A few steps lets you filter out undesirable links after FeedYes does its own cleanup job.
In this way you could obtain the specific section you are interested in.
To stash your feeds, the site requires a login.
FeedFire
Registration is a must but it’s simple and quick.
The RSS feed is generated in a jiffy.
The free account though does not filter all the links it finds.
The paid subscription gives the more advanced options.
RSSPECT
We have earlier covered three other great RSS online services at MakeUseOf.com.
To save us all the trouble, a good webmaster can simply code in a RSS link.
But till the day all webmasters are created equal, we have these workarounds to help out.
Let us know your take on this.
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