Stoke on Trent Repertory Theatre
Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent,
ST4 2TR
88th
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2007/8
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Newsfeed 
If you don't currently use RSS, you will probably be used to visiting several different websites to check whether they have been updated with new content you're interested in. With RSS, you would let a program check those websites automatically, see at a glance a summary of the latest stories on each, and read more on any of them with just one click.
What are Newsfeeds?
Newsfeeds allow you to see when websites have added new content. You can get the latest headlines in one place, as soon as its published, without having to visit the websites you have taken the feed from.
Newsfeeds are also known as RSS. There is some debate about what RSS stands for, but most people plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'. In essence, the feeds themselves are just web pages, designed to be read by computers rather than people.
How do I start using feeds?
In general, the first thing you need is something called a news reader. This is a piece of software that checks the feeds and lets you read any new articles that have been added. 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, whereas downloadable applications let you store them on your main computer, in the same way that you either download your e-mail using Outlook, or keep it on a web-based service like Hotmail.
Once you have chosen a news reader, all you have to do is to decide
what content you want it to receive. For example, if you would like
the latest Stoke Rep news stories or production announcements, you
will notice an orange button like this 
on
the left hand side of the page. If you click on the button you can
subscribe to the feed in various ways, including by dragging the URL
of the feed into your news reader or by cutting and pasting the same
URL into a new feed in your news reader. Most sites that offer feeds
use a similar orange button, but some may just have a normal web link.
Some browsers, including Internet Explorer 7, Firefox, Opera and Safari, automatically check for feeds for you when you visit a website, and display an icon when they find one. This can make subscribing to feeds much easier. For more details on these, please check their websites.
How do I get a news reader?
A range of different news readers are available and new versions are appearing all the time. Different news readers work on different operating systems, so you will need to choose one that will work with your computer.
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