| This is a continuation from my articles
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| | your RSS template. It is fairly simple so
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| on RSS
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| | follow these four options within the
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| Part One - "RSS Mania Addiction - An
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| | sub-element of image.Ready?First we
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| Introduction to RSS and the
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| | continue the list (from article four and
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| Terminology"Part Two - Outline of How to
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| | repeated below at the end with the
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| Create an RSS Feed"Part Three - The
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| | "image" command. No Biggie here. Just
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| Template File"Part Four - The Basic
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| | typing or cut and paste.
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| Elements of the Channel Element"Part Five
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| | Next we have the "Title" command. In
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| - How The RSS Feed Works & Some
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| | here usually goes the name of the
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| Programming Constructs"
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| | Business. "Randy Pandy's Perfumery" in
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| Now we have covered some of the major
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| | our case. That is easy enough.
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| points in the "Channel" element, we will
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| | Randy Pandy's Perfumery
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| now cover the various sub-elements in the
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| | This next one is optional but good
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| channel element - specifically the
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| | practice. This tells the parser how big
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| "image" element.
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| | your logo is, by width and height. If you
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| Crtitical Point - None of these are
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| | don't know, just call up in a directory
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| required EXCEPT for the command line of:
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| | and run your mouse over the file or ask
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| | for its properties by right-click. It
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| However it would be to your best
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| | will tell you the height and width.
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| interest to include some of them.
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| | Remember this is an RSS file, so make the
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| Our purpose is to create an RSS feed
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| | logo a small size and keep its weight
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| template that you can use, and what is
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| | down. Good practice is no bigger than
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| known as a "well formed XML document"
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| | 250(w) X 150(h) (and that is huge) and no
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| which will pass validation with flying
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| | heavier than 20k (and that is heavy!) We
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| colors! (And make you into a techie as
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| | will go for 142X99.
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| well!)Those of you who understand RSS
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| | 14299
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| templates might ask why I am
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| concentrating so much on the Channel
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| | Now you tell the parser in the "Link"
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| element and it is a valid question. The
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| | command just where your web site is. That
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| thing is that possibilities within a
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| | is simple and we have done that already.
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| Channel element are all meant to actually
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| | So..
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| "publicize" the information for your
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| | finally in the "URL" you tell the
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| entire web site. If you are CNN or
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| | Parser through your RSS file just where
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| Microsoft or the New York Times you have
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| | the LOGO can be found on your web site.
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| nothing to worry about. But if you are
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| | (Do not link it to your home computer as
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| like the majority of us out there, then
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| | that is NOT your web server!)
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| every bit of information you can get into
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| | finally we close off the "image" tag.
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| your RSS template may help. Additionally,
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| it is simply good practice to include
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| | See that was not that hard was it?Okay
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| some of these elements as the more RSS
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| | lets see what are rss.xml file which will
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| spreads the more they will be used.First
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| | make our RSS feed looks like until now.
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| let me briefly cover the three
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| | Randy Pandy's Perfumery
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| sub-elements which you will almost NEVER
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| | RSS Feed for The Great Perfume Products
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| find in an RSS template. (You can easily
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| | Sold At Randy's Pandy's Perfumery
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| skip this part, unless you want to
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| | "Copyright 2006 Randy Pandy's Perfumery
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| understand most of the innards of the RSS
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| | - All Rights Reserved"
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| 2.0 specification.)Cloud sub-Element -
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| This sub-element which will appear as
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| | en-us
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| follows: . Its purpose is to allow a
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| | (Randy Pandy)
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| processes to register with a cloud to be
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| | (Pandy Randy)
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| notified of updates to the channel. In
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| | Ecommerce
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| other words the Cloud acts as a farm to
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| | Mon, 5 Dec 2005 23:00:00 GMT
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| feed out RSS feeds to "computers"
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| | Sun, 4 Dec 2005 23:00:00 GMT
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| connected to it. Sort of like a buffer.
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| textinput sub-element - This sub-element
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| | Randy Pandy's Perfumery
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| is strange in that I have yet to find a
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| | 14299
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| use or clear description of what it is
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| supposed to do. Mostly ignored by all.ttl
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| sub-element - This sub-element announces
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| | That's it for the Channel element! YEAH!
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| announces its ttl = "Time To Live" to the
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| | And guess what? You can get away without
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| aggregators before they should refresh
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| | using most of these commands.
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| the information from the source. An
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| | However as I keep on saying it is good
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| example of this would be:
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| | practice.Our next article will discuss
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| 180 Which tells aggregator that it has
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| | the basics of the "Item"
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| 180 minutes before it must return to
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| | element.Copyright © 2005 Ted W. Gross.
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| refresh the information from the source.
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| | All rights reserved. (You may publish
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| (If you read Part Five of the series you
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| | this article in its entirety with the
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| will know this is sometimes an important
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| | following author's information with live
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| sub-element.)
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| | links only.)Ted W. Gross owns Virgin
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| Okay now we are ready for Channel
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| | Earth a real estate brokerage firm in
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| sub-element of image. The image defined
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| | Jerusalem, Israel. Virgin Earth
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| here is the image usually asscociated
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| | represents residential and commercial
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| with your RSS feed or your web page. In
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| | real estate all over Israel. Virgin Earth
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| other words usually it is your LOGO.Since
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| | also maintains an RSS Feed on its current
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| your LOGO is of critical importance, as
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| | properties and also operates Virgin Earth
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| most people are visual and they do
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| | - Israel Tourism & Information Portal on
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| associate pictures with names, (as the
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| | the same site. Ted Gross is also a
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| Internet proves over and over again), you
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| | published author and maintains a web site
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| should take the time to get this into
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| | for his works.
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