RSS is technology - a simple software program - that allows you to access web and blog content automatically. The acronym's most popular translation is "Really Simple Syndication. Once your browser or computer has an RSS reader on board, you can subscribe to any number of RSS "feeds." A feed is simply a way in which a reader may subscribe to web site content - most commonly blogs or news sites. A news site, for example, may list their latest headlines or entire articles in their feed every time a new article is published. A blog would publish this feed as a series of recent posts.
Feeds are published by millions of publishers, from small individuals to large organizations like Newsweek. The value of a feed is that it brings the most current site content to you in a format that is easily scanned; further, you are spared the task of visiting each source site each day. This is typically done through the use of what is called an 'aggregator' or 'feed reader'.
Feed readers or RSS readers, are software programs that run on your computer (or PDA or phone); let you easily subscribe to feeds, and allow you to read through them efficiently. Some are relatively simple, showing the headline and summary. The fancier ones often work with (or in) your browser to make viewing the material look much like the source page. Once you have a reader on your computer, subscribing to a feed with is an easy click or drag from your browser. Sites that provide RSS feeds will usually have a button for that purpose.
There are several RSS feed formats as well as one with an entirely different methodology called Atom. Atom has become popular with some bloggers and blogging tools. Some aggregators can read both. The other acronyms you will see in "feedspeak" are XML, which stands for 'extensible markup language' and is the code standard for these simple text feeds. An 'OPML" file is a format for indexing hierarchical feed lists. If you dive into this web habit in a big way, your aggregator or reader may keep your subscription list in an OPML file.
An RSS feed is a great method for staying abreast of issues and topics that interest you. There are a number of feed "libraries," so to speak, from which you can learn what's out there in your areas of interest. Google has a built-in reader that makes the subscription process easy, as does Yahoo. Firefox has a downloadable extension for the purpose of aggregating RSS feeds, as well as a default ability to save RSS feeds as "live bookmarks" that update via the RSS feed. You can download a number of stand alone readers and aggregators; you can find them through a simple web search.
The whole RSS "movement" is a step towards utilizing the Internet more efficiently. The trick is to avoid overloading your email inbox with daily reports that you end up ignoring most of the time. For that purpose, there are sites like Feedster that will search millions of RSS feeds for articles that are relevant to your interests. Like any search tool, however, these services are hit and miss. They are still working off keywords and sometimes what they find is relevant, sometimes not. But if you want daily news broken into categories, it's great technology once you learn how to make it work for you.
Poetry Scams:
Publishing your work is the dream of every aspiring would be Poet.
If you want to get your work Published use legitimate Magazines and literary publications
legitimate poetry writing contents abound. If you want to participate Check out the Company.
As the scam sites operate under legitimate sounding names. So do your research before to enter into a trap.
The simple way to do this task is to use the internet and search for warning about these companies( As you may be aware we do not Name any Individual Company) This is a WARNING to you.
There are many that require a contest fee to cover administration and other financial needs.But None request a fee to publish or purchase anything as a result of winning a contest.
Here is how they work.
As seen above they seem on the surface legitimate companies. You can see there adverts in many places including. Magazines, Even in some Newspapers and on Web Sites You will, "as some of our members have" even get them in your mailbox.They offer large financial rewards, some even offer free gifts in addition to your financial gains. be aware that they usually do not ask for any fee to enter. Just a stipulation of a poem length,usually 20 lines.
You simply mail in your poem.
Then You get good news ( it is the heart of the scam)
"Congratulations! You have reached out semi final. You are filled with joy. The letter carries on to say "We wish to publish your poem in an anthology. wow your going to be published as you leap in the air with excitement.
Then you read this line:......
To have a copy of this anthology, please send $49.95 plus shipping and handling $4.95.For just $20 we can add your biography to your poem. So the scam goes on.You can have your poem mounted on a plaque, you can purchase cassette tapes recorded by professional readers You are even offered to join an association of poets for free.
The real good bit.You are told that you have been nominated for the poet of the year award, you are then invited to attend an award ceremony for just $475 Plus Travel.
You can see from the above how the scamers make there money. As each contestant receives 'semi-finalist 'letter.
So the unsuspecting winner purchase with pride all the items on offer. That is why the experts estimate a total of over 10 million dollars a year.
Please let us know if you have been caught out by these scams also send the information to the Trading Standards department of the Country where you live
KEY SITUATION
Read this, then determine how stupid you can be
An elderly Lady in a store, with panic in her eyes, approached the store security.
"Please can you help I have lost my Keys"
'security'
"we will sure try Lady , How many keys and what are they for?"
'Lady' "Two door keys the key to my car.Just the three"
Security. "Have you checked your car is still there"
Lady. " Yes! it's ok I can see it through the window"
Security "Well that gets us off to a good start. Have you any other means of identification on your keys .Like a key fob"
Lady " well yes, as a matter of fact my son years ago made me a fob, it has my Name and address on it in case I lost them"
Guess the outcome? When the law was informed they checked her house, yes you guessed it she had been robed.
This actually Happened. You are thinking, how stupid can you get. Well just think how many times have you left mail addressed to you In full view. Say, in the car, on a train, in a bus.
Criminals are not stupid. You don't have to have a degree in rocket science to work out you are there so you can't be at Home.
THINK ! CRIMINALS DON'T NEED HELP
Retired soldiers
The following has been reported to us.
A web site for retired soldiers has the following information:
Name and Rank
Service Number
Regiment
Age (DOB)
Place of birth
Where you live now ( address telephone number)
Any further information. your present work etc.
It was pointed out to us, That's enough info to make a fake passport.
We are told also that the site in question has been informed.
Would you have thought of that. It just goes to show how simple things can aid people who wish to do wrong.
