Feed2JS Makes Embedding RSS a Cut and Paste Effort

Alan Levine

Maricopa Community Colleges

Hot Technology

• RSS
  • "Explaining RSS is like explaining sex. You just don't get it until you do it."
    -- George Siemens, elearnspace blog

Ignore The Man Behind The Curtain

• XML
  • Who can write code to parse and display content in an ordinary web page? [ugly xml]
    
    

We Have the Answer!

• Feed2JS
  • Convert XML Content to JavaScript Output
    http://jade.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/feed/
    

Works in Any Web Page

• Really?
  • Bb, WebCT, any HTML, weblog
  • e.g. Add a news feed to your Blogger site
    

Find A Feed

• RSS URL
  • Look for the icons, copy URL
    
    

Build a Feed Form

• Visit Feed2JS
  • Paste URL, chose options, preview, generate and copy JavaScript
    

In Your Own Site

• Paste
  • Insert code where you want it displayed, save, and load
    

Make It Pretty!

• CSS
  • Use your own style sheets or select one from the Feed2JS collection.
    

In Your Own Site

• Paste
  • Insert code where you want it displayed, save, and load
    

But Wait, There's More!!

• Features
  • Free use of our server, mirrors, download and run on your server, PHP includes