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Curious about the links you've found at wibc.com that invite
you to "subscribe" to our content? Not sure what to
do, or even if you should?
You may recognize the universal feed icon or these “chicklets”
from your favorite Web sites, blogs and podcasts. These icons
represent content in any format — text, audio or video —
to which you can subscribe and read/watch/listen using a feed
reader.
Technology evolution in online publishing has made it really easy
to not only publish regular updates to web-based content, but
also keep track of a large number of your favorite Web sites or
blogs, without having to remember to check each site manually
or clutter your email Inbox. You can now streamline your online
experience by subscribing to specific content feeds and aggregating
this information in one place to be read when you're ready.
Most of the biggest names on the web offer content feeds including
USATODAY.com, BBC News Headlines, ABCNews, CNET, Yahoo!, Amazon.com,
and many more. In addition, hundreds of thousands of bloggers,
podcasters and videobloggers publish feeds to keep themselves
better connected to their readers/listeners/admirers/critics.
Apple, through its iTunes Music Store, offers tens of thousands
of audio and video podcasts for download, each of which is powered
by a feed.
If you want to browse and subscribe to feeds, you have many choices.
Today, there are more than 2,000 different feed reading applications,
also known as “news aggregators” (for text, mostly)
There are even readers that work exclusively on mobile devices.
Some require a small purchase price but are tops for ease-of-use
and ship with dozens of feeds pre-loaded so you can explore the
feed "universe" right away. Free readers are available
as well; a search for "Feed reader" or "Feed aggregator"
at popular search sites will yield many results.
A typical interface for a feed reader will display your feeds
and the number of new (unread) entries within each of those feeds.
You can also organize your feeds into categories and even clip
and save your favorite entries (with certain applications).
If you prefer, you can use an online, web-based service to track
and manage feeds. Online services give you the advantage of being
able to access your feed updates anywhere you can find a web browser.
Also, upgrades and new features are added automatically.
(this "Feed 101" is courtesy of feedburner.com)
Here is a current list of available subscriptions on our website.
Check back for more as more become available.
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The
Morning News Blog - Producer Dan
Rob.com
Blog - Rob Nichols
Steve Quit So Can I
- Steve Simpson
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