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Today's Feature Article

A Quiz: Test Your RSS Smarts
Sharon Housley

You think that you have mastered the art of RSS, but how much do you really know? Take the RSS quiz to test your knowledge of RSS.

Question: If something is in an RSS feed, it is perfectly fine to reproduce the contents of the feed. I mean after all RSS means really simple syndication, right?

Answer: No, that is not true. Regardless of whether content is in a feed or not, the original creator of the content has the right to restrict its use. While most people do feel that if content is in an RSS feed, it is available for syndication--that is not always the case. Various groups have made efforts to add namespaces which expand the tags used in RSS, to define whether the content is available for syndication. The two most notable namespaces that detail permissions are the Creative Commons extension and the Bloglines' Access extension. These two extensions are not yet widely supported so it is always best to check the terms of service associated with the feed or website to determine if the feed is available for syndication.

Question: RSS is only for blogs right? All blogs have RSS feeds right?

Answer: No, and No! While blogs may have helped increase the popularity of RSS feeds, RSS feeds are not specific to blogs. RSS feeds can be used for any type of content not just blogs. In fact, there are probably more RSS feeds available for non-blogs than there are feeds for blogs. Publishers have used RSS feeds for articles, press releases, discounts, podcasts, calendars, alerts and the list goes on and on.

Question: When I add a new item to the feed, do I simply edit the old .rss file or do I create a new one?

Answer: If you are adding content related to the theme of the original RSS feed, you should always expand your existing RSS feed rather than creating a new feed. Do not edit any of the RSS feed's existing items, simply add a new item to the existing RSS feed.

Question: Can RSS Feeds be set up for private list subscribers and what kind of security is available for RSS feeds to support a private feed?

Answer: Yes, while there are no provisions in the RSS 2.0 specification for passwords or protecting files, you can use any security mechanism available on the http server to protect the entire RSS feed. The security options are dependent on the capabilities of your web server.

Question: What is a feed reader?

Answer: A feed reader can also be referred to a news aggregator. RSS feed readers come in all shapes and sizes and are just tools that make it easy for users to view the contents or headlines of the RSS feeds they subscribe to. Feed readers can be desktop applications, or web applications. Desktop readers are programs that behave similar to an email client, you add new feeds and when the RSS feeds you subscribe to are updated new items appear in the RSS reader. The web aggregators are websites that aggregate all of your favorite feeds, the web page dynamically updates as new items are added to the feeds you subscribe to. Many email applications now also include the ability to monitor RSS feeds. As the popularity of RSS increases, the options to read and monitor feeds is expanding.

Question: Can you block a search engine from accessing a feed?

Answer: You can use a robots.txt to indicate to search engines that specific RSS feeds should not be indexed. Most search engines will observe the contents of a properly formatted robots. txt file.

Question: What is a GUID?

Answer: A GUID is a globally unique identifier. The RSS specification strongly suggests that each RSS feed item have a unique GUID. If you are creating feeds, a GUID is important because GUIDs are often used by feed readers and aggregators to determine if a feed item is new or simply an existing item that has been updated. Each item in the RSS feed should have a different GUID.

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Sharon Housley manages marketing for FeedForAll software for creating, editing, publishing RSS feeds and podcasts. In addition Sharon manages marketing for NotePage a wireless text messaging software company. http://www.feedforall.com

Today's Motivational Reading

A Resolution Method That Work
Nisandeh Neta

At the end of each year, it is traditional to make a New Year's Resolution. With such "agreements", we commit ourselves to resolving personal issues, yet more often than not, fail to keep these commitments. The concept in itself is a good one: to make an assessment of our lives, to contemplate what we wish to modify during the following twelve months, and then making a commitment to that change.

What therefore, can we do to enhance the probability of successful attainment of our resolutions? Although it seems a complex and mystifying issue, 'consciously creating' involves simple tools and techniques that do not require your belief or understanding in order for them to work for you.

The following are a few of the main points you need to remember in order to manifest successfully, what your heart desires:

1. Commit your resolutions to paper. Contemplation, in itself is not enough.

2. Keep your list short. A list of 10 resolutions is big enough to create a 'critical mass' of energy through which to 'get your message across' and is short enough to be remembered and therefore practical.

3. Keep your resolutions simple, clear and detailed. Instead of "I make a lot of money" use "I earn xxx during 2007"

4. Create a clear picture of your resolutions in present time as if they were already realized. Involve all your senses in this picture (see it, smell it, touch it,...) Bring to the picture positive emotions such as excitement, joy and fun.

5. Repeat the thought and visualization process of your resolutions twice a day. It takes about 20-25 minutes a day, and is worth the investment of time.

6. Communicate your resolutions to others. In this way you strengthen your commitment, creating for yourself a support group.

7. Make a step every day towards realizing your resolutions, no matter how small. This step can even be of a mental nature. However, a daily step towards each resolution is going to make realization faster than you can imagine.

8. Acknowledge yourself for any step you complete on the way to realizing your resolution.

9. When one of your resolutions is realized ensure that you celebrate the personal success and treat yourself.

10. After realizing any of your resolutions, cross it off your list and replace it with another. Maintain your list of 10 resolutions, throughout the year, thus keeping them alive.

REMEMBER: a fish is born to swim, a bird is born to fly and a human being is born to create...

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Nisandeh Neta, founder of Open Circles, an international center for personal-growth and leadership. Visit him below to learn more about how you can make a difference, through living your dreams.
http://www.opencircles.nl

Today's Subscriber Article

Top 7 Best Business Owner Questions To Ask Yourself
Christopher M. Knight

1. Do I love what I am doing and where I'm going right now?

2. How big could I really build this thing? What is the absolute maximum upside potential of my market?

3. What must I do today, this week, this month, this year, to be #1 in my niche?

4. Is my current focus too wide or too narrow?

5. What is the highest and best return on my time?

6. Who can I impact today, that will have the greatest financial impact on my business?

7. Which hidden asset am I sitting on right now, that if exploited, would bring me a windfall of profits tomorrow?

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