What is RSS?

Really Simple Syndication is a great way to keep up to date with the latest news, events and jobs from Knowsley Council.  RSS informs you every time one of these sections is upated and can notify you of these updates within your internet browser or through a software application on your computer.

 

RSS logo     Wherever you see the RSS logo, you can subscribe for updates.

 

You can subscribe to RSS feeds in several different ways

 

Within your internet browser

Internet Explorer 7

Subscribing to RSS feeds with the Internet Explorer 7 browser is easy.

Adding a feed with Internet Explorer 7
Clicking on the RSS logo on the Knowsley Council site will bring up the relevant feeds page.  News, for example.
Click 'subscribe to this feed'.

 

Subscribing to an RSS fees in IE7
The 'subscribe to this feed' pop-up will then appear.  Select the folder you would like the feed to appear in using the
'create in' drop down menu and click on 'subscribe'.

Whenever that section of the council site is updated, the folder you selected will contain the latest update.

 

Mozilla Firefox

The Mozilla FIrefox internet browser allows you to stay upated with the latest RSS feeds through 'Live Bookmarks', which work just like other bookmarks used to save your favourite pages, but are updated every time.

 

Click on the orange RSS symbol to subscribe to the feed

Adding an RSS feed to Firefox

 

Choose live bookmarks and then click the 'subscribe now' button

Adding an RSS feed

 

The 'add live bookmark' box lets you choose where your RSS feeds are shown

Adding an RSS feed

 

Using an online application

You can see your latest RSS updates appear on popular internet home pages such as Google and Yahoo.  iGoogle and MyYahoo are home pages which you can customise to feature the news, weather, images and feeds of your choice.  You can use this feature of both sites by first signing up for one of their free email accounts.

If you visit these sites once you have signed up, you will be then be able to log into your personalised home page and begin to customise it.

Both have options to add in RSS feeds.  Simply copy the following URL into the relevant box:

http://www.knowsleyuat.rroom.net/Knowsley/XML/News.xml

 

With a desktop application

Most modern operating systems allow you to view feed updates directly on your computer's desktop.  Please refer to your operating system's documentation for specific information.