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Another article resource webmasters may find useful is Article Central's tracker script. Webmasters can easily insert java script into their website to list all of Article Central's new articles or site owners can customize tracker code to list only those articles chosen from article repository's article category list. Articles relate to web development, design and technology-related issues and are updated daily. Additional details at: http://thewhir.com/find/articlecentral/tracker.asp Example of a site using Article Central's feed - - http://www.softwaremarketingresource.com/articledirectory-headlines.htm
Content syndication is a win-win for both publisher and webmaster. As a result of these new distribution opportunities provided by GoArticles and Article Central, publishers will receive increasingly more exposure for their articles and webmasters will have a new source for fresh content.
Webmasters interested in creating dynamic content from other free sources can use free service provided by Feed2JS. All webmasters need to do in order to display RSS feed on a website is enter URL of RSS source. Feed2JS creates java script that can be inserted into HTML of site owner's webpage. Webmasters are also given control over how their content is served, meaning they can customize look and appearance of headlines. Additional details at: http://jade.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/feed/index.php?s=build Example of site using Feed2JS - http://www.feedforall.com/rss2java-rssblog.htm
Search engines are increasingly looking for theme-based portals by having specific targeted content where Webmasters are likely to be defined as industry experts. RSS is a free and easy way to promote a site and its content without need to advertise. RSS is defined specifically for syndication; in fact acronym RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. This means that webmasters serving RSS content do not need to negotiate complicated content sharing partnerships in order to use content contained within an RSS feed.
In order to completely understand power and potential of RSS, webmasters may want to visit following resources:
RSS Specifications - everything you need to know about RSS - http://www.rss-specifications.com Feedster - locate RSS feeds that are topic specific http://www.feedster.com FeedForAll - create RSS feeds from your own content http://www.feedforall.com RSS4U - free online RSS reader http://www.rss4u.com FeedDemon - desktop RSS reader - http://www.feeddemon.com
About the Author: Sharon Housley manages marketing for the NotePage http://www.notepage.net and FeedForAll http://www.feedforall.com product lines. Other sites by Sharon can be found at http://www.softwaremarketingresource.com , and http://www.small-business-software.net