RSS

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How Should I Use the Feed? | Questions or Concerns?

What is RSS?

RSS is an acronym for "Really Simple Syndication" and is an XML-based protocol for syndicating content through the internet.

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One of the challenges with Web sites is that we can (and do) frequently post new information that is important to you, such as breaking news of humanitarian emergencies, but unless you happen to visit the website frequently you will not be aware of this new information. RSS creates a way for the information to be "pushed" to you, in a very straightforward text format, using an internet device called an "RSS reader" or "aggregator." Most browsers now natively support RSS feeds, and there are third party software packages you can download for free to get RSS feeds. (View a list of downloadable software packages.)

RSS feeds contain varying numbers of items, with the most recent organized at the top of the list.


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How Does World Vision Use RSS?

We now have five RSS feeds you can subscribe to:

• World Vision Headlines (recent eNews and homepage news) [RSS] (go to index)
• World Vision Report (weekly radio features) [RSS] (go to radio site)
• World Vision Media (news and features for the press) [RSS] (go to press center)
• World Vision's Podcast (audio segments from our radio show)[RSS] (more info)

How Do I Subscribe To World Vision's RSS Feeds?

First, you need an RSS aggregator, like "Google Reader," to view RSS feeds. (Many browsers now natively support RSS feeds, and there are also third party software packages you can download for free to get RSS feeds. Here's a list of readers.)

You can subscribe to our RSS feeds by adding these URLs to your aggregator:

• http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldVisionLatestNews
• http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldVisionReport
• http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldVisionMediaFeatures
• http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldVisionBlog
• http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldVisionReportPodcast

(To properly view RSS from the above links, you may first need to download an aggregator/reader.)

How Should I Use This RSS Feed?

World Vision's RSS Feeds are designed to help you stay aware of current news and trends in humanitarian emergencies and international relief and development efforts. Your aggregator will provide a simple way for you to read and forward news items of interest to your friends and colleagues.

However, since information presented on these RSS feeds is covered by copyright and intellectual property laws, please do not remove information from this context without giving due credit to World Vision as the source (including a link to our Web site at http://www.worldvision.org). You may not use our RSS feeds for commercial purposes, and you may not change the links in the feeds.

Questions or Concerns?

Please e-mail webmaster@worldvision.org or submit your question online. Thank you!