24-Hour Helpline
(920) 729-5727
Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services
P.O. Box 99
Neenah, WI 54957-0099
Phone: (920) 235-5998
Fax: (920) 729-0690
About RSS Newsfeeds
As a service to our Web visitors, Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services has made the contents of regularly changing areas of this site available by RSS subscription.
What are "Newsfeeds" and "RSS?"
Newsfeeds are specially-formatted Web pages with regularly changing content that can be accessed by programs that gather or "aggregate" newsfeeds from around the Web.
By gathering newsfeeds of personal interest in a single place, Web visitors can easily and efficiently keep up-to-date with the changes to multiple Web sites that interest them.
RSS, which stands for "Rich Site Syndication" or "Really Simple Syndication" is one of several technical formats of newsfeeds, and one of the most widely supported.
What do I Need to read RSS Newsfeeds?
To use newsfeeds you will need software for your computer, or specially crafted Web sites designed for that purpose. Fortunately, there are quite a few choices, and many of them are free. A few of your many options include:
Web Browser Software
- Internet Explorer version 7 or newer
- Firefox version 2 or newer
- Safari
Web Sites with with Newsfeed "Aggregation" Capability
Just a few examples of sites that allow you to personalize and collect the newsfeeds you read include:
Other Software for Your Computer
There are dozens of software programs you can install on your own computer to read newsfeeds. The following Web page contains links to some of the more popular.
How do I Setup My Newsfeed Reader to add a new Newsfeed?
The process will vary a bit from reader-to-reader, but typically the steps are similar to the following:
- Identify that a newsfeed is available on a Web site you wish to follow. Typically one of the icons shown above will tell you that a newsfeed is available.
- Click on the icon or associated text link
- Using Edit/Copy from your browser's menu, copy the feed address from your browser's address bar at the top (the portion that starts with "http://")
- Go to your newsfeed reader software and add (via Edit/Paste) the address you just copied, using the newsfeed reader's add feed function.
An Easy Way to Subscribe
If, when you follow step 2 above, you are using one of the three Web browsers listed above to manage your newsfeeds, the browser will automatically walk you through the steps necessary to add the newsfeed.
