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What are RSS Feeds?

RSS feeds allow you to see when websites have added new content. You can get the latest news headlines and events in one place, as soon as its published, without having to visit the websites you have taken the feed from.

There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but most people plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'. In essence, the feeds themselves are just web pages, designed to be read by computers rather than people.

How do I start using RSS feeds?

In general, the first thing you need is something called a news reader. This is a piece of software that checks the feeds and lets you read any new articles that have been added. 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 a news reader set-up it's simply a case of picking which feed to subscribe to, The Heart of Kent Hospice offers several feeds listed below, but in general wherever you see this symbol online you will be able to subscribe to an RSS feed

Heart of Kent Hospice Feeds

Latest News Articles
Latest Events
Lottery Results
Education Courses

Also look out for the rss icon around the website to discover more feeds.

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What are RSS Feeds?

How do I start using RSS feeds?

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