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FVBC News via RSS
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What is RSS?
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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, CNET and other major Web portals.
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How can I use RSS?
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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 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.
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What kind of content does FVBC syndicate via RSS?
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FVBC is now offering the following feeds in the RSS format. Feel free to contact the webmaster for help in including these feeds on your website.
 STOMP Articles: http://stomp.fvbaptist.org/backend/stomp.rdf
Library News: http://www.fvbaptist.org/blogs/library/index.rdf
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Code Examples
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Library News [latest 5 articles]
<script
language="JavaScript"
src="http://www.fvbaptist.org/pub/javascript/library_news.js">
</script>
Stomp News [latest 5 articles]
<script
language="JavaScript"
src="http://www.fvbaptist.org/pub/javascript/stomp_news.js">
</script>
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Perl Example
View an example of extracting a RSS feed using Perl: perl_rss.txt
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PHP Example
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<?php
require_once "XML/RSS.php";
$rss =& new XML_RSS("http://www.fvbaptist.org/blogs/library/index.rdf");
$rss->parse();
foreach ($rss->getItems() as $item) {
echo "<a href=\"" . $item['link'] . "\">" . $item['title'] . "</a><br>";
}
?>
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