What Is RSS?

Chances are that you've been seeing more and more of those little orange buttons on a large variety of websites.... here's the scoop.

RSS "the next big thing" -- you can use it to get newsfeeds from your favorite new channel, as well as just about anything else, including news on upcoming movies, DVD releases, your favorite band's tour updates, etc.

In addition, a lot of websites like this one offer their website updates and newsletter via RSS too!

Once you get started, it's like having your favorite parts of the Web come to you. No need to go out and check for updates all the time.

Basically, "RSS" means "Really Simple Syndication." But that is just a fancy way of saying that you can keep up with all the updates to Free Kid Crafts without having to check the site every week to see "what's new."

Whenever I put up a new craft, project or activity for kids, or update an old one, I release it through RSS. There are so many new things added to the site each month that it's difficult to find them all sometimes.

Now you won't have to "stumble" across our new stuff. I can simply share them with you through RSS. This give you our best new resources without you having to spend hours on the site looking for them!

RSS is amazing. No e-mail. No spam. It's so easy to subscribe and unsubscribe. If you get tired of me <SIGH>, you just have to delete the feed. It's great!

How do you get started? Easy!.

Step-By-Step Guide

1. Download free RSS Reader first (skip to bottom if you do not want to download software). This is special software that reads the "RSS feeds" from the largest news organizations right down to this little website...

Windows -- RssReader
http://www.rssreader.com/ (This is the one I use!)

Mac -- NetNewsWire
http://ranchero.com/netnewswire/

2. Install the reader -- just follow the software instructions.

3. Right-click (control-click for Mac users) on any orange RSS button on a site, blog or news source that interests you. Start by right-clicking on the orange button below. Then...

Select Copy Shortcut ("Copy Link to Clipboard" for Mac), and paste that URL into your RSS Reader.

And that's it! You're subscribed.

 Right-click and get started.

Don't want to download new software? Yahoo! and MSN have fantastic, one-step solutions. Just click one of the links below...

 
Add FreeKidCrafts.com RSS to your "My Yahoo!"

Add FreeKidCrafts.com RSS to your "My MSN"