RSS Frequently Asked Questions
In today's wired world, there is certainly no shortage of news on the Internet - including news to help you make the most of your next trip from Marriott. The challenge is finding the time to go looking for just the items you want on various far-flung websites. RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a great way to have your news headlines and special offers delivered to your desktop.
RSS Questions
1. What is RSS?
2. How can I use RSS?
3. How do I set up RSS?
4. What are the benefits of using an RSS reader?
5. What RSS readers are available?
6. Is RSS free?
7. How does "Danubius offers" via RSS differ from"Danubius offers" via email? What if I'm subscribed via email?
8. How can I unsubscribe from the "Danubius offers" via RSS test program?
RSS Answers
1. What is RSS?
Depending on who you talk to, RSS stands for Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication. Either way, RSS allows you to identify the content you like and have it delivered directly to you.
And it's not just for news. RSS also allows you to have updates from Weblogs, or "blogs", as they are called, delivered to you. And, if you want to get into the web publishing business yourself, RSS makes what used to be a messy process for Internet publishing as easy as sending email: no code, no file transfer, and in many cases, no hosting setup.
2. How can I use RSS?
Typically, people use RSS to:
* Gather, read, or quickly scan frequently updated headlines from a variety of sources using a "News Aggregator" or "RSS reader" program.
* Incorporate syndicated headlines into their personal weblogs (often called "blogs") as a way to display information from different publishers. Blogs are web pages which typically consist of timestamped, frequently updated links to news items and web sites.
3. How do I set up RSS?
Probably the easiest way to start enjoying RSS feeds is to sign up for a free My Yahoo! account at http://my.yahoo.com. Once you have an account, your My Yahoo! page will offer you a vast array of RSS feeds including "Danubius offers".
If you don't have My Yahoo!, then you'll need to use a news reader. There are many different versions, some of which are accessed using a browser, and some of which are downloadable applications. All allow you to display and subscribe to the RSS feeds you want.
4. What are the benefits of using an RSS reader?
There are many benefits to accessing headlines and information this way:
* Efficiency -- timely news and information is automatically there when you need it;
* Breadth -- headlines from the web sources you care about are consolidated;
* Organization -- sources can be displayed in order of importance with the latest news on top;
* Productivity -- email newsletter subscriptions and unruly bookmarks can lead to clutter and information overload.
Ultimately, you save time while consuming more information. Instead of browsing multiple sites to find information of interest, RSS feeds are delivered directly to your feed reader. And they are consolidated in a way that's easy to scan periodically throughout the day. When a headline interests you, just click and go directly to the source
5. What RSS readers are available?
There are a variety of free and fee based RSS readers available. Different news readers work on different operating systems, so please take this into consideration when choosing your reader. Some popular readers include:
Windows MAC OSX Web
Awasu NetNewsWire Bloglines
FeedDemon Newsfire Google Reader
Newz Crawler My Yahoo! NewsGator
6. Is RSS free?
RSS feedis free of charge.
7. How does "Danubius offers" RSS differ from "Danubius offers" via email? What if I'm subscribed via email?
The offers that Danubius provides via email and via RSS will not differ at all.
8. How can I unsubscribe from the "Danubius offers" via RSS test program?
The benefit of RSS is that you control which feeds you receive at all times. At any time, you choose to add feeds that you are interested in, and remove those that you are no longer interested in. Your RSS feed reader will have instructions on how to easily remove a feed from your reader, which is the RSS equivalent of unsubscribing from an email program.
