RSS Feeds on the Health Connection
So what is this RSS?
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a format designed for sharing headlines and other Web content. Instead of continually checking Web sites for new or updated content, RSS allows for this information to be automatically updated to your website, newsreader, or, in the case of Firefox, Safari, or Opera, and several others, your browser or email client.
How can I get Health Connection updates automatically?
You can install a program called a News Reader and paste in the XML links below to get tailor-made information from our website. In the case of Firefox and Safari, you can also create live bookmarks from those same links. Hey presto! The latest organisations, positions, or press release titles will appear right in your browser's bookmarks. For more information about how to do this in Firefox, see below.
(Right click and copy these links for bookmarks or pasting into a newsreader, email client, or other RSS-friendly device. Normal clicking upon them will just show you a raw XML file. It's not pretty.)
- Latest NZ health sector press releases
- Recently added organisations
- Recently added key decision makers
For Firefox users:
This site is enabled for Live Bookmarks: you'll see this icon on the bottom right corner of the browser. Clicking on the icon and selecting an RSS feed will bring up the Add Bookmark dialog. Select 'OK' and you will see Live Bookmarks with the rest of your bookmarks. Many people find it especially convenient to save Live Bookmarks in their Bookmarks Toolbar folder.
Add Live Bookmarks manually
If you construct your own RSS feed as above, you can manually create a Live Bookmark for the site. Go to the Bookmarks menu and select 'Manage Bookmarks'. Under the 'File Menu', select 'New Live Bookmark'. Create a name for the Live Bookmark and add the URL. New articles will appear as Live Bookmarks in Firefox.
Share your bookmarks
Why keep your bookmarks to yourself? Services like http://delicious.com/ let you publish your own bookmarks as RSS feeds, so that other Firefox users can subscribe to your bookmarks through Live Bookmarks.
