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How do I use RSS Feeds?
Using RSS Feeds is a convenient way to get all your University news and events from one place. Instead of going to multiple websites, you can create your own personal collection of news and events using RSS. Your feeds will be updated automatically each time a new item is published.
To create your own collection of news and events, you'll need an application that can read and display RSS Feeds. Tools you use every day such as browsers and portals will do this. There are also "news reader" or "news aggregator" programs (many of which are free) that have an e-mail-like interface and are easy to use.
News reader applications all work slightly different, but in general to add an RSS Feed, do the following:
- Click on the
 graphic. You will see XML (or eXtensible Markup Language) code in your browser. This is to be expected, since you are not meant to view the raw RSS Feed in a browser window.
- Copy the URL.
- Paste the URL into the "Add News Feed" option of the application you are using.
Below are applications which you can use:
Portals:
My.Utah.edu portal: Use the calendar portlet to create your own personal view of the University Calendar of Events. Use the News portlet to customize your news. Just copy and paste the URL of the RSS Feed and add it to your portlet.
The MyYahoo and MyMSN portals also support RSS Feeds.
Browsers:
FireFox 1.0: Use "Manage Bookmarks" from the tool bar to add RSS Feeds or click on the  at the bottom right corner of your browser (Note: Not all RSS Feeds will support this feature).
Safari 2.0 (using Tiger OS 10.4): Click on the RSS Safari icon to add RSS Feeds.
Netscape 8.0: Add RSS Feeds to your tool bar.
Internet Explorer currently does not support RSS Feeds.
News Reader Software:
There are numerous news reader programs available. Below are some common ones that are free.
Client Based (cross-platform):
Client Based (Mac):
Client Based (Windows):
Browser Based:
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Can I contribute my department or organization's RSS Feeds?
Yes, our goal is to provide a centralized location for University RSS Feeds. Your webmaster will need to create an .XML file of your news. Information and resources can be found at http://www.utah.edu/uwebresources. Once the .XML file has been created, e-mail the URL of the XML file, your department/organization name and contact information to the calendar administrator.
You don't need to create your own event feeds. All events entered into the University Calendar will automatically be included in an event feed.
All RSS Feeds submitted must follow University Marketing and Communications submission policies.
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