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 RSS & PODCASTS

About RSS & Podcasts

What is RSS?

Syndicated content, otherwise known as Really Simple Syndication (RSS), is a popular way to distribute (feed) information (i.e. latest news, podcasts and other content updates) from websites. Using RSS, a website can feed its new or updated content to a group of subscribers automatically. For the purposes of the Department of Workforce Services, this website may offer an RSS feed of updated News content as well as Podcasts.

What is a Podcast?

A podcast is a digital media file (it can either be in audio or video format), or a series of such files, that is distributed over the Internet (usually via a website) using syndication feeds (i.e. RSS or ATOM) for playback on software media players (i.e. Windows Media, Real, iTunes, Quicktime, etc.) on personal computers and media-enabled portable/mobile devices (i.e. MP3 players, cell phones, PDAs, etc.). For the purposes of the Department of Workforce Services, this website may contain audio podcasts in MP3 format (for listening and download) and video podcasts in Flash format (for viewing only; currently not available for download).

How can RSS benefit me?

An RSS feed is content delivered to you without having to visit the website that published it. Think of it as newspaper regularly delivered to your doorsteps so you don't have to go to the store to pick it up yourself. If you regularly visit a website to check for updated content, subscribing to an RSS feed from that website might speed up the process, especially when you have multiple websites that you have to do this to on a regular basis. You don't have to visit these websites to see what's new on each of them. All the feeds you're subscribed to will automatically deliver new content and will all be available for viewing in one convenient place. This place is called a feed reader.

What is an RSS Feed Reader?

In simple terms, a feed reader is a central place where all your feed subscriptions are kept and displayed all at once. It's like a bookmark of sorts. All news items are presented to you as links that point straight to specific news content.

There are many types of feed readers available out there. The simplest and quickest way to access one is to use what's already built in to your browser. If you are currently using Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox 2 to browse the Web, you're in luck. When you're on a regularly visited website, simply click the RSS link on the page you want to subscribe content from and you will be prompted to save that feed into your browser's reader. Once your feed is saved, you can view and check it regularly for updates by clicking the feed icon (a yellow star on IE 7) on your browser's toolbar, or simply hitting CTRL+J on your keyboard.

How do I subscribe to your RSS Feed?

• To subscribe to our updated News feed, click this icon... and follow your browser's instructions.
• To subscribe to our updated Podcast feed, click this icon... and follow your browser's instructions.
  These feeds will work with IE 7, Mozilla Firefox 2 and Opera 9 among others.
  
  
• If you prefer, here are other popular web-based options: