What is RSS?
RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication," and is a popular way for websites to syndicate their content. Peggie's Place publishes "Fun 'n Faith for the Soul" weekly newsletter" in an RSS feed. When you subscribe to an RSS feed, you can receive that content as soon as it's published, without the need to visit the Peggie's Place website. If you subscribe to the Peggie's Place blog, any updates will automatically be sent to you. Subscribing to an RSS feed is free.
Peggie's blog, "Fun 'n Faith for the Soul" is no longer available.
When you hit the little orange button, you will be able to subscribe in your favorite reader (see below) or you can subscribe by email. If you subscribe by email, you will then receive new content automatically whenever it is posted for the blog.
Is it like email?
Yes, RSS is similar in many ways to email. Like email, you can subscribe to the content you want and have it sent directly to you. However, RSS has several advantages over email. You don't have to provide any personal information (like an email address) when you subscribe to an RSS feed, and you don't have to go through a complicated process to unsubscribe from a feed--unsubscribing is just a matter of deleting that feed. In short, RSS is safer and easier to manage than email.
Note: After subscribing, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your subscription. Simply respond and your subscription is immediately validated.
How do I read an RSS feed?
To read an RSS feed such as a Peggie's Place feed, you'll need to use a program that can receive and read RSS. Many people use programs called RSS readers to manage and read their RSS subscriptions. There are many free RSS readers available for all computer platforms.
I use: GOOGLE Reader.
If you don't want to use a separate program to read RSS feeds, you can input the "feed address" into your own browser and read a blog online just fine.
So how do I subscribe to a Peggie's Place RSS feed?
Subscribing is fairly straightforward:
1. Choose an RSS reader (see "How do I read an RSS feed?" above for details on doing this).
2. Add the URL of the feed to which you'd like to subscribe to the RSS Reader. Each RSS reader program has its own way of subscribing to a feed, so follow the instructions for whichever program you're using.
3. That's it! Once you've subscribed to an RSS Reader, you can find and add a "million" feeds to your reader - and be busy from now to eternity!!
Subscribe to the Peggie's Place BLOG and enjoy Christian devotionals and resources for the whole family!
--Adapted, with permission, from Bible Gateway instructions - thanks, Bible Gateway!
