Oct 12 2007
RSS Feeds for Japan Specialists
What’s an RSS Feed?
Certain websites and databases allow users to subscribe to their RSS feeds. RSS feeds send subscribers alerts about newly-published information as it becomes available on the sites.
Types of web resources that have this feature include blogs, news agency websites and scholarly e-journals and databases. Some sites have many RSS feeds, with specific feeds for specific topics of interest (such as a newspaper website having a feed for its health-related articles); while other sites have only one RSS feed, which sends information on every item published on the site.
What’s an RSS Reader?
RSS Readers are used to store, sort and share the information you receive from your RSS feed subscriptions.
What does it look like?
To see RSS in action, click here.
What’s the point?
RSS feeds are useful for learning about newly published web content that is pertinent to you, without having to search through information that you’re not interested in. Almost like a newspaper that only has articles on subjects that you’re interested in, RSS feeds let you know what’s new in your subject area.
Can I get Japanese-language content through RSS feeds?
Yes! Many Japanese news agencies have started using RSS feeds, as well as blogs and other web resources.
How do I get started?
If you’re interested in setting up an RSS Reader and subscribing to feeds, please contact me, and we can set it up together. You can also check out the help pages of any RSS Reader application. I use Google Reader.
