RSS Feeds on Microsoft.com
Use RSS to stay up to date with Microsoft.com
Get notified instantly when information published on Microsoft.com changes or new information becomes available by subscribing to Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds. RSS feeds enable you to get update notifications delivered directly to your desktop through the news aggregator software program of your choice.
The RSS feeds on Microsoft.com provide you with quick access to information that is considered by our customer community to be the most useful, relevant, and timely. Instead of searching through numerous newsgroups for the hottest discussion topics, spending time looking for the most useful update to download, or checking back repeatedly for the most recent knowledge base article or a newly scheduled chat on a topic you care about, RSS feeds bring you immediate access to new information about the topics you’re interested in.
Getting Started with RSS Microsoft.com uses RSS feeds for headlines, newsgroup discussion subjects, and other information. RSS provides a convenient way to syndicate information from a variety of sources, including news stories and updates to Web sites. Most people who read and monitor RSS feeds use one of the many available RSS aggregators. Here are some that we have tested:
If you are using Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies, you can get RSS feeds delivered to your SharePoint site by using add-ins like Tim Heuer's RSS FeedReader Web part. The RSS FeedReader can be placed on a Web Part Page in a Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 portal site or a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services site. How to Use RSS on Microsoft.com Once you have set up your newsreader, displaying Microsoft.com RSS feeds in your newsreader is simple. The To subscribe: 1. Click the 2. Follow the prompts offered by your newsreader to complete the subscription. Where to Find RSS Content on Microsoft.com The For an example of an RSS feed on Microsoft.com to which you can subscribe, see the following: Recent Posts RSS
More About RSS Microsoft currently provides feeds in RSS 2.0 format. To learn more about RSS, read RSS History at Harvard Law's Berkman Center for Internet and Public Policy, or the Resource Page at WebReference.com. Microsoft provides RSS feeds for MSDN blogs and technical content, as well as for Microsoft TechNet Security Bulletins. For more information, see:
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