Using NewsGator to Receive RSS Feeds
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NewsGator is a web-based RSS reader/aggregator. You maintain
an account on the NewsGator website and go there to view
your latest news feeds. One advantage of using NewsGator is
that you can view your news from anywhere, on any computer
with internet access. NewsGator supports both news feeds and
podcasts, so you can collect all your news in one place.
Create Your NewsGator Account
1. Visit newsgator.com and create an account following
the link on their homepage.
Add RSS Feeds
2. After you sign in to NewsGator, click the Add Feeds link
at the top left of the page.
3. There are four tabs on the Add Feeds page. This gives you
four options to search for and add RSS feeds.
4. To add the LTD blog, Design.
Learning. Technology., you can use the URL &
Import tab.
If you don't have a specific
website or blog in mind, you can use one of the other
three tabs to search for interesting feeds. Explore them
when you have time.
Go to Step 1: Enter the Feed's URL. Type the URL
of the LTD blog in Feed URL box.
http://uhvonline.blogspot.com
Click the Add Feed button to add the feed to your
list.
Read, Comment and More...
5. After you sign in, click the Web Reader link or
button to display your current feeds. Your feeds will be
listed under the My Feeds link on the left. If
necessary, click the + to expand the list. Note that
the feed for our Design. Technology. Learning. blog is
displayed in this list. To view the current postings for
this blog, just click the title of the feed. The postings
will be displayed on the right side.
6. To add a comment to the blog post, click the
Comments link just below the message
7. Type your message in the Comments box and click the
Post Comment button to finish.
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