So a lot of people have been asking me; What is an RSS feed? I asked myself this same question many months ago. After learning what it is I now have about 30 feeds coming into my Google Reader account that gives me updates on all things pertaining to Real Estate as well as The Globe and Mail Real Estate Section and the Chronicle Herald Business section. So instead of having to check back to see if there were new posts all I need to do is click the RSS feed button, subscribe and I am automatically updated when a new post is written. It is very easy to set up and you can do it for any topic.
Below is taken from Wikipedia which should give you a better understanding of an RSS feed.
RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines, and podcasts in a standardized format.[2] An RSS document (which is called a “feed,” “web feed,”[3] or “channel”) contains either a summary of content from an associated web site or the full text. RSS makes it possible for people to keep up with web sites in an automated manner that can be piped into special programs or filtered displays.[3]
The benefit of RSS is the aggregation of content from multiple web sources in one place. RSS content can be read using software called an “RSS reader,” “feed reader,” or an “aggregator,” which can be web-based or desktop-based. A standardized XMLfile format allows the information to be published once and viewed by many different programs. The user subscribes to a feed by entering the feed’s link into the reader or by clicking an RSS icon in a browser that initiates the subscription process. The RSS reader checks the user’s subscribed feeds regularly for new content, downloads any updates that it finds, and provides a user interface to monitor and read the feeds
If you are having problems setting this up or any questions regarding this, do not hesitate to contact me. This week I will be analyzing the stats for the Halifax Peninsula. The Halifax Real Estate market is still strong despite sales being down, but this is only compared to the last 2 years which broke records for the number of sales. If you are looking to buy or sell Halifax Real Estate you can contact me.
Andrew Perkins
Your’re Halifax Real Estate Expert
