incorporating RSS feeds into blog
I used feed2js to incorporate the latest BBC world news into my blog and it looks like it has worked. I initially tried rss2html but there was a complete lack of meaningful instructions so I gave up. Having taken the MLIS course on web design I at least have some knowledge of html and where to insert code into the blogger template, but I'm not totally comfortable with my abilities (I did use microsoft frontpage to design my website). It would have helped greatly if there had been instructions about where to paste the code provided by feed2js. They just said "cut and paste." I didn't bother messing with the CSS code because I'm pretty sure I'd mess it up. This is not something that average bloggers could do (unless I'm below average in technical skills for a blogger which is entirely possible). I guess most librarians would figure out how to do this and it would be a good way to incorporate community news into the library website or blog.
posted by Katharine @ 10:42 AM
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You're right to point out that it's not something average bloggers can do, Katharine. That's probably one of the reasons why so few library blogs actually have feeds syndicated on their sites. As I mentioned on one of your classmates' blogs, these tools will probably only become widely adopted when they're more user-friendly!
Hey Amanda - I saw your posting while trying to figure out how to configure RSS2HTML. Albeit a bit late, I figured out the configuration for inserting the code into my homepage (http://buckyspalace.net) - It is an IT related site. I also posted a blog entry about my configuration if anyone who reads this is running int othe same problems at http://blog.buckyspalace.net/?p=160
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