BEN HAMMERSLEY

Assuming familiarity with HTML, XML, and Perl, this guide explains how to create content feeds and services for syndicating news and blogs using RSS and Atom. It describes the elements and structure of RSS 2.0, RSS 1.0 modules, and the Atom syndication format, then focuses on the details of parsing, integrating feeds with publishing models, and developing new modules. The author is a British journalist. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Written for web developers who want to share their site with others or use the content other people are syndicating, this book overviews the most commonly used XML syndication standard, RDF site summary (RSS), which allows a portal to display headlines and URLs from other sites all within the same page. Hammersly, who is a British journalist, explains how to create an RSS feed, how to use RSS 1.0 modules, how to incorporate other RSS 0.9x feeds within a web site, and how to extend a desktop reader to understand a new module. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR