WACC's RSS Feeds (Really Simple Syndication)
What is RSS?
Going from website to website, trying to keep up-to-date with the information can be very time-consuming, and if you forget to visit a site you can even miss key information.
Using RSS allows you to see when your favourite sites have added new content. You can get the latest headlines and articles as soon as they are published, without having to remember to visit each site every day.
RSS allows you to only see news you haven't seen before, or news you have selected to see again, so you don't have to go through news you have already seen. Many users also use RSS as a subscription method in preference to email lists, to reduce the amount of mail in their inbox.
Not all websites currently provide RSS, but it is growing rapidly in popularity.
How do I start using RSS feeds?
The first thing you need is a news reader, this will check RSS feeds and let you read any new articles that have been added to them. There are many different versions, some of which are accessed using a browser, and some of which are downloadable applications. Browser-based news readers let you catch up with your RSS feed subscriptions from any computer, whereas downloadable applications let you store them on your main computer, in the same way that you either download your e-mail using Outlook, or keep it on a web-based service like Hotmail.
Once you have chosen a news reader, all you have to do is to decide what content you want to receive in your news reader, by finding and subscribing to the relevant RSS feeds.
For example, if you would like the latest WACC articles, WACC news or WACC events information, simply visit the WACC site and on the front page you will see the orange RSS buttons on the right hand side.
If you click on the button you can subscribe to the feed in various ways, including by dragging the URL of the RSS feed into your news reader or by cutting and pasting the same URL into a new feed in your news reader.
Most sites that offer RSS feeds use a similar orange RSS button, but some may just have a normal web link to the feed.
Some browsers, including Firefox, Opera and Safari, automatically check for RSS feeds for you when you visit a website, and display an icon when they find one. This can make subscribing to RSS feeds much easier. For more details on these, please check their websites.
Where do I get a news reader?
There is a range of different news readers available and new versions are appearing all the time. You need to choose one that works on an internet browser, or one that will work with your computer.
News Readers
News readers you can use on any internet browser
Bloglines
NewsGator
News readers for Windows
Newz Crawler
Awasu
News readers for Mac OS X
The in-built Safari is an RSS reader
Newsfire
NetNewsWire
New readers for Linux
Straw
Syndigator
Other news readers
see this list on Google
WACC's RSS feeds:
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Articles from WACC publications:
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News from the WACC website:
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Events listed on the WACC website:
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