E-conomic's Feeds and Feed Readers guide
Learn how to receive new web content without browsing for it
Do you regularly browse websites, blogs, etc. to see if they have new content? If so, then feeds are exactly what you need!Feeds allow you to simply sit back and relax, while new content is served to you in simple manner that is easy to follow.
Feeds aren't only time-saving - they also make sure that you don't miss any important new content from all of your favorite online sources.
What are "feeds"?
Feeds are a way to distribute online content from websites, blogs, etc., without the recipient having to use a browser to read the content.This means that you can receive the newest content from your favorite websites - without having to browse for it!
All you have to do is decide which websites, blogs, forums etc. you would like to follow, and then their headlines and content will be sent directly to you shortly after it has been published.
In order to receive feeds, you need to use a feed reader.
What is a "feed reader"?
A feed reader is used to read headlines and content from the feeds that you're subscribed to. In a feed reader, you may organize your preferred feeds in folders as well as decide for yourself how you would like their content displayed.If you use a feed reader, you are able to view all of the feeds from your favorite online sources displayed in a nice and simple manner.
There are all kinds of feed readers available for use, and the majority are free. A few examples:
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Some feed readers use their browsers to make a feed reader, which works in basically the same way.
Below, you can see a screenshot from FeedReader (Windows based). See how you are able to scan the headlines and content and read the articles that you find interesting directly. If you click on the headlines of the articles, they will bring directly you to the website, blog or forum where the content is originally from.
See how you are able to structure your feeds in folders of your own, such as "Business" or "News".
Subscribing to a feed
Subscribing to feeds from websites, blogs, forums, etc., is easy if they offer feeds for their content. Many online medias do, but not all. To see if feeds are offered, look for the typical feed icon, like this orange one.Such feed icons are usually used as links to feed subscriptions. Never fear - E-conomic offers feeds for all of our online content!
By clicking on a feed icon, the feed page appear. Below is what a typical feed page can look like in your browser:
From the feed page, you can just use the links provided in order to subscribe directly to some of the most popular feed readers.
If you would like to un-subscribe to a feed, you can simply remove/delete that feed from your feed reader at any time. Easy!
E-conomic feeds - Will you know I've subscribed?
No, we will not know if you've subscribed to our feeds.We will be aware of the number people that subscribe to our feeds as well as receive statistics about the popularity of our content, but we do not have any way of knowing which individuals have subscribed.
There is only one exception to this - if you subscribe to receive feeds via your e-mail, then we will of course have your e-mail address.
Please know that your e-mail address is completely safe with us. We will not disclose it to any third party, nor will we use it to send you anything other than the feeds that you have subscribed to yourself. Learn more about privacy in E-conomic in our Privacy Policy.
What's next?
If you haven't already, we would suggest that you subscribe to E-conomic's feeds! This is an easy way for you to keep track of what is going on in E-conomic.Would you like to learn more about feeds and feed readers? Here are some great resources:
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- Open the feed page (such as the blog feed page).
- Copy and paste the URL of the feed page into your feed reader.
- Read and enjoy!
Have news, help articles, blog posts and other E-conomic content sent directly to your feed reader.
Simply go to the RSS Feed Page and choose the feeds you want to follow.
Different Feed Types
On the internet you will see feed types like 'RSS', 'Atom', 'XML' and more.
What are "RSS feeds"?
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a common web feed format. It contains headlines, full or summarized text and metadata, like publishing date and author.
E-conomic uses RSS feeds
For simplicity and because it is the most commonly supported feed standard, E-conomic uses the RSS feed format.
Feeds are like...
- having your newspaper delivered to your front door, instead of moving yourself to the newsstand.
Except with feeds, you will get the news delivered soon after it is written!
What is an "Aggregator"?
A feed aggregator is the same thing as a feed reader. The word "aggregator" is often used for services that collects, merges and organizes content, like feeds.
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- Website news
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Also, you have the option of subscribing to cross-country feeds, for example all content from all media in all countries.
This is incredibly useful when you realize that we publish more than 500 new pages, blogposts and articles each month across all E-conomic countries.
Go to the E-conomic feed subscription page and start following new content as it is published.
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