Our RSS feeds

There are a number of RSS feeds available on this website which you can subscribe to.  These are listed below.

If you aren't sure what RSS is or how to make use of a feed, read our 'what is RSS?' information below.

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What is RSS?

RSS stands for 'Really Simple Syndication' and it allows content to be more easily shared and distributed on the web.

What it means for site users is that RSS can allow you to subscribe to an area of a website which is regularly updated. By subscribing you will always automatically find out when that area is updated without needing to remember to check back yourself.

You can subscribe to multiple feeds and use a feed reader service or software so that you are always presented with a list of headlines from updated content from all of the feeds you subscribe to. You can then read the stories at your leisure and skip the ones you aren't interested in.

To really understand using feeds, we recommend you dive in with one of the reader options below, subscribe to a feed and watch what happens. This really is the best way to understand feeds, which are very simple to use but more difficult to explain!

Finding RSS feeds

To find an RSS feed it's best to look out for symbols which usually look something like this:

These symbols and/or any text accompanying them will link to a feed web address.

If you use Safari or Firefox as your browser, you will see a similar symbol or the word 'RSS' on the far right of your browser address bar - clicking on it will take you to the feed.

Feed readers

Choosing a feed reader is dependent upon your requirements, along with what sort of browser and operating system you are using.

Web-based services

Some web-based feed reader services include:

• Bloglines
• MyYahoo
• MyMSN
• MyAOL
• MyGoogle

These available to any browser and operating system and acessible even if you don't have your own computer with you.

Software services

You can also download software which will run on your computer. Some suggestions are:

• Vienna (Mac users) 
• Feedreader (PC users)

Live bookmark services

Browsers such as Safari and Firefox allow you to subscribe to RSS feeds directly via browser using what's called 'live bookmarking'. View the browser help information to learn more about using these services.

nb. St James Ethics Centre does not necessarily endorse the websites, services or software linked to above - these are suggestions only to get you started. The Ethics Centre is not responsible for other websites or services.