What is audio RSS?
RSS, or "Really Simple Syndication" enables you to easily discover when websites have updated their content.
Instead of having to visit sites each day or week, wondering whether there's something new, you can set your News Reader - or, in the case of audio, podcasting software - to do the task for you. It will automatically tell you when new material has been added to the site.
How is it used on TheSite.org?
We provide an RSS feed for articles and audio files on TheSite.org. By subscribing to it, you can keep track of new discussion board topics, factsheets, features, audio downloads and podcasts as they're added.
How do I get started?
To 'subscribe' to our articles, you need to have a News Reader. There are many different versions, some of which are accessed using a browser, and some of which are downloadable applications. Browser-based news readers let you catch up with your RSS feed subscriptions from any computer. Downloadable applications let you store them on your main computer, in the same way that you either download your email using Outlook, or keep it on a web-based service like Hotmail. Popular News Readers include Netvibes and bloglines.
To 'subscribe' to our audio files, you need to have suitable podcasting software. These come in many shapes and sizes. Some popular ones include iTunes, Juice, Doppler and @Podder (designed especially for partially sighted listeners). All of these are free, but some other podcasting applications require paid subscriptions.
I've got podcasting software
Great, now you just need to add TheSite.org's 'feed'. In most cases, you'll need to copy and paste TheSite.org's RSS link into your application. An easy way to do this is right click on the RSS button below and choose "save target as..." (in Internet Explorer) or "Copy link location" (in Firefox). Then paste it into the place required in your podcasting software. For iTunes, click on this link.
I'm having problems
Don't fear. Check out our troubleshooting tips or wander over to our forum about problems with TheSite to get some advice.
I want to sign up
Great. For podcasts, just paste this link into your application, following the directions under the 'I've got podcasting software' heading. For articles, either paste this link into your News Reader , or visit our RSS page for pick and mix feeds.
