What are Feeds?
Feeds are a way to find out about updates and changes to the Community Media Center's web site without actually needing to open the site in your web browser. Once you have subscribed to either an RSS/XML feed or podcast, updated content will be downloaded automatically to your computer via a news reader.
CMC Feeds
| Section | Description | Feed URL |
|---|---|---|
| Wealthy Theatre Upcoming Events Feed | This feed contains the next 30 days of events at the Wealthy Theatre | Click here Copy and paste the URL into your news reader |
| CMC News | This feed contains recent news from the CMC. | Click here Copy and paste the URL into your news reader |
| Catalyst Radio News Analysis | This feed provides subscribers with the weekly news analysis from the CMC's Catalyst Radio. | Click here Copy and paste the URL into your news reader |
| Catalyst Radio Podcast | This Podcast automatically downloads new shows into iTunes or similar programs. | Click here Copy and paste the URL into your podcasting program |
RSS/XML Feeds
RSS or XML feeds allow you to subscribe to web sites and have content downloaded automatically to your computer. In order to make use of feeds, you need to have a news reader on your computer.
News Readers
In order to make use of feeds, you need to have a feed reader. Feed readers allow you to add the feeds that you wish to read and then automatically present that information for your use. They come in two varities, web-based and software-based, with the basic difference being that web-based feed readers can be used on any computer with internet access (for example, in the CMC's computer lab).
Some web-based feed readers include Bloglines and NewsGator Online, both of which are free services that were designed specifically for reading feeds. Additionally, My Yahoo! allows you to subscribe to feeds and have them display on your custom page.
Software-based feed readers include FeedDemon, FeedReader, and NewsGator for Microsoft Outlook for Microsoft Windows. For OS X, the most popular feed reader is NetNewsWire.
Additionally, some web browsers, including Safari for Mac OS X and Mozilla Firefox have built-in support for feeds.
Podcasts
"Podcasting" is a way to have new radio programs downloaded onto your computer or portable music player automatically.
For more information:
To get started, you will need to install a podcasting program, a number of which are freely available for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
- iTunes (Freeware: Windows, Mac)
Apple's flagship music-playing program has support for podcasts. - iPodder (Free Software: Windows, Mac and Linux)
One of the most popular solutions for receiving Podcast feeds.