Really Simple Syndication put simply

Really Simple Syndication, sometimes called Rich Site Summary, is based on the eXtensible Markup Language (XML), and lets
you download headlines and article summaries from your favorite news Web sites
to be displayed on your computer. You will need a program called an RSS news
reader or aggregator to view the news feeds. The RSS feed from cm-life.com is free for the general public
to use. You may also include headlines and article summaries on your Web site
by subscribing to our XML news feed for free.

RSS feeds from cm-life.com

Our RSS feed is available for personal use and other
commercial and non-profit Web sites for free. There is no need to register and
all you need to do is view our license and click the “I Accept” button. You
will be provided with a URL to the RSS feed. This URL can be entered into
an RSS Reader (more on those below) and the content will be delivered to your
computer automatically.

If you own or manage a Web site, contact us at webmaster@cm-life.com so we can fax you
a license agreement that must be signed. When CM Life recieves the signed
agreement, you will be provided with a URL to the news feed. All you need is a
server-side script to process the XML news feed and insert the headlines,
links, story summaries, and/or images on your Web pages.

RSS Readers/Aggregators

These programs come in many forms. Most look and
work similar to many popular e-mail programs like Outlook Express or
Netscape Messenger, and
allow you to subscribe, unsubscribe, organize and view RSS feeds. Below
is a
list of RSS Readers, many of which are available for Windows, Linux,
and
Macintosh computers:

• SharpReader
• Beaver
• Blogstreet Info Aggregator — a Web-based service that utilizes your favorite e-mail program, like Outlook Express or Netscape Messenger.
• Or, do a search at Download.com for “RSS reader”

These programs are free for personal use and require minimal
registration.

Processing RSS with Server-side scripts

• Using
  RSS News Feeds — A tutorial on how to write an RSS feed script in the Perl
  scripting language.
  http://www.webreference.com/perl/tutorial/8/
• PHP
  RSS Aggregator Script — A free script that takes RSS feed URLs out of a
  database and performs some error checking before writing the headlines and
  links.
  http://www.stargeek.com/php_scripts.php?script=1
• PHP
  and XML: Parsing RSS 1.0 — Another tutorial on creating a PHP script to
  process and XML RSS feed.
  http://www.sitepoint.com/article/560/1

You don’t have to stop at cm-life.com. Most popular news
sites now offer RSS feeds for free. Now you can have all the news you want
piped directly to your computer or Web site 24 hours-a-day. CNN: Eat your heart
out

And as always, if you have any questions, e-mail the
cm-life.com staff: webmaster@cm-life.com.

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