RSS FEEDS

KTBB.com now makes some its news headlines available via RSS feeds to facilitate reading our stories via news aggregators. We hope to add more in the future, so please keep checking back. Please read What is RSS? for a description of RSS feeds and how to use them.

To view one of the feeds in your RSS Aggregator.

1. Copy the URL/shortcut that corresponds to the topic that interests you.
2. Paste the URL into your reader.

What are News Feeds?

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

Feeds are also known as RSS. There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but most people like '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 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.

How do I get a news reader?

There is a range of different news readers available and new versions are appearing all the time.

Different news readers work on different operating systems, so you will need to choose one that will work with your computer. Here are few suggestions:

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