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Feeds for Speed. Pat Donnelly Director, BIVA Board. Disclaimer. The information in this presentation is for educational purposes only and is not intended to be a recommendation to purchase or sell any of the stocks, mutual funds, or other securities that may be referenced.
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Feeds for Speed Pat Donnelly Director, BIVA Board
Disclaimer • The information in this presentation is for educational purposes only and is not intended to be a recommendation to purchase or sell any of the stocks, mutual funds, or other securities that may be referenced.
Feeds for Speed: Using a RSS Feed to Follow Your Stocks 3
Feeds for Speed • Why Use RSS? • It saves time • It provides organization • You can get information that you want, when you want it • It can significantly reduce the number of email messages you receive 4
Feeds for Speed • What’s RSS? • Really Simple Syndication • A technology that is used to publish frequently updated works such as blogs, news, or other types of headlines • It requires a “reader” to display the information 5
Feeds for Speed • When Can RSS Be Used? • Do you recognize these indicators?
RSS Reader / Aggregator Browser Feed Feeds for Speed Terms You Should Know: • Web Based • Desktop Based • Push Technology • Pull Technology 7
Feeds for Speed • When Can You Use RSS? • When you have a capable reader or browser • A website that provides a feed 8
Feeds for Speed • How Do You Use RSS? • Configure a reader or browser • Internet Explorer (IE) • Chrome • Firefox • Google Reader • Yahoo • AOL 9
Feeds for Speed What do we see? 11
Feeds for Speed If you were importing feeds from one reader to another, this is an example of what options you might see. 14
Feeds for Speed A view of Internet Explorer after the IMPORT is completed. Notice all of the links are in BOLD. This means there are items you haven’t read yet. 15
Feeds for Speed This is what you will see if you had clicked on the RSS icon on the upper right hand One click to subscribe in your browser 17
Feeds for Speed • Example RSS Feeds Yahoo – http://finance.yahoo.com/rssindex MSN Money Central - http://moneycentral.msn.com/community/rss/MoneyFeeds.aspx Reuters – http://www.reuters.com/tools/rss • How To Find Feeds On Your Own 18
Questions? 19