It is the week of celebrations in Lebanon,today Mr Fouad Saniora was re-elected for the second time by the majority in the parliament to be the Prime minister in the new Government.Saniora is the right hand of Mr Saad el Hariri and he is a major member in the 14 March revolution.Saniora was elected because of his strong stand during the past years after the death of the former prime minister Mr Rafiq Hariri.Saniora’s government passed by a lot of obstacles and problems and was attacked so many times by a lot of parties in Lebanon supporters to Syria and Iran because he followed a policy that is followed to USA. Mr Sanior is supposed in the next few days to devide the ministries on the different ministers to constitute the new Government.
Rawane
Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Why should I produce RSS?
Syndicating headlines is an excellent and cost-effective way of driving traffic to, and increasing brand awareness of, any website that publishes new content regularly.Once a website produces an RSS file, they are enabling others to syndicate their headlines, without any further work on their part.The main benefits of creating an RSS file:
RSS content can be included in customisable online news portals that aggregate RSS headlines like My.Userland.Com.
Websites that display news headlines can use an RSS file to incorporate another websites headlines into their own.
RSS content can be added to personal desktop news reading applications like Headline Viewer or Radio Userland.
Email newsletter providers could allow users to subscribe to RSS channels. XML.com and XMLTree.com previously offered such a service called Newsboy. One positive side effect of producing an RSS file is that it can also be used by headline aggregation services like Moreover.com, who power news portals, specialist news search engines, business intelligence services or provide newsfeeds to websites. Most such companies use crawler-based technologies to aggregate and do not insist upon content being available in RSS, however they do have some requirements which having an RSS file addresses, sparing the need for any work on the part of a website that already publishes its headlines in RSS.
RSS content can be included in customisable online news portals that aggregate RSS headlines like My.Userland.Com.
Websites that display news headlines can use an RSS file to incorporate another websites headlines into their own.
RSS content can be added to personal desktop news reading applications like Headline Viewer or Radio Userland.
Email newsletter providers could allow users to subscribe to RSS channels. XML.com and XMLTree.com previously offered such a service called Newsboy. One positive side effect of producing an RSS file is that it can also be used by headline aggregation services like Moreover.com, who power news portals, specialist news search engines, business intelligence services or provide newsfeeds to websites. Most such companies use crawler-based technologies to aggregate and do not insist upon content being available in RSS, however they do have some requirements which having an RSS file addresses, sparing the need for any work on the part of a website that already publishes its headlines in RSS.
Tala
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
Unstability on the Security Level after the Speech of Nasralla
Yesterday after the speech ofMr Hassan Nasralla , to mark the eight-year anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from most of South Lebanon,many supporters of Hizbolla and Amal entered the street of Corniche el Mazraa that the majority of its habitants are Sunni and attacked them.As a result of this conflict that was quickly handled and contained by the lebnanese army,about 16 persons were wounded.This conflict didn't end today and moved to Dawhat Aramoun between supporters of Hizbolla and supporters of Mr Walid Junblat and caused the death of a Lebanese soldier.The Lebanese Army arrested a Sheikh from Hizbolla and 2 supporters of Mr Walid Junblat.This conflicts could be considered as a sign of a soon civil war?Rawane
What is Search4RSS
Search4RSS started 2 years back as a regular RSS Search engine website and now we are giving our domain a new direction. With so many Web 2.0 application evolving around the web we decided to give ourselves a try to create a Web 2.0 application which would consolidate your search and data from various domains like Yahoo Web Search, Technorati Blog search, Google Videos, Delicious bookmarks and more.
Tala
Monday, 26 May 2008
The Lebanese Forces accused Michel Aoun for organizing the game of blank papers
Sources in the parliament assured for the LF that the free patriotic movement led by Michel Aoun is responsible for 5 of 6 blank papers in yesterday's election.The goal of Aoun was to set up between the LF and the new president.This game was discovered by some members in the Parliament.
For more info:www.lebanese-forces.com
Rawane
For more info:www.lebanese-forces.com
Rawane
The Six Blank Papers refer to whom?
In the election of the Lebanese president yesterday, six blank papers were found in the box despite the agreement of all the Lebanese parties on Michel Sleiman after the Doha Agreement that joined 14 and 8 of March on the same round table.
Some newspapers accused the MP Hussain al Hussaini as one of those six who didn’t vote for Sleiman,in addition of the Lebanese Forces MPs.But today all of them refused the accusations and assured their loyalty to Sleiman.
Who is behind this operation that leads to create a kind of conflict between the Maronites of 14 March and the new President?
source:alnahar newspaper
Rawane
Some newspapers accused the MP Hussain al Hussaini as one of those six who didn’t vote for Sleiman,in addition of the Lebanese Forces MPs.But today all of them refused the accusations and assured their loyalty to Sleiman.
Who is behind this operation that leads to create a kind of conflict between the Maronites of 14 March and the new President?
source:alnahar newspaper
Rawane
Congratulations Lebanon!!!
Under the Slogan "Lebanon and Lebanese"and "Balance", 118 MP from a total of 127 voted yesterday for Michel Sleiman to be the President of the Lebanese republic.Six blank papers were found in the box and three others voting one for "Nassib Lahoud",another for "Jean Obeid" and one for "Rafiq Hariri and the martyrs".The election was done in the presence of representators from all the arabic world and other europeen ones and USA.The election took about half an hour.
After the election of Michel Sleiman, a big number of lebanese started celebrating in different cities and of course the gun fires were everywhere.It has been a long time that Lebanese didn't celebrate because of the continuous clashes that Lebanon passed through after the assassination of the former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in 2005.
By the election of Sleiman,Lebanon entered a new era that will be probably more secure and peaceful.
Rawane
Friday, 16 May 2008
Submitting web feeds to search engines
One of the great things about getting into something relatively new is that you have a chance to establish yourself, refining your feed until such time that that RSS adoption becomes mainstream. At that point, you can be way ahead of your competitors. Part of getting established is presence, and like with the rest of your web pages, you'll want to get into search engines.
As mentioned earlier, Google, MSN and Yahoo now spider feeds. While feeds aren't displayed as such in Google or MSN's general results as yet, I'm sure they are building up to it :).
As mentioned earlier, Google, MSN and Yahoo now spider feeds. While feeds aren't displayed as such in Google or MSN's general results as yet, I'm sure they are building up to it :).
Tala
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
What's new in RSS 2.0?
RSS 2.0 builds upon the RSS 0.91 spec. It's backwards compatible, so tools that work with RSS 2.0 should work with 0.91 feeds. The updated spec adds a few elements, such as and .
It also reduces some restrictions. Previously, the and elements could only be http or ftp; now, any valid URI can be used. In RSS 0.91, each channel could only contain 15 items, and elements were limited in length; these limits have been removed. Larger values should still be used with caution, because they may cause problems with older applications.
The greatest change, though, is the ability to extend the format using namespaces. RSS 2.0 supports namespaces, a standardized approach to adding elements not found in the spec. Feeds can contain new elements if they are defined in a namespace.
It also reduces some restrictions. Previously, the and
The greatest change, though, is the ability to extend the format using namespaces. RSS 2.0 supports namespaces, a standardized approach to adding elements not found in the spec. Feeds can contain new elements if they are defined in a namespace.
Tala
Overview of RSS 2.0
RSS is a dialect of XML, and is used for syndicating Web content and metadata. RSS 0.91 is the most commonly used of several versions available. For new RSS feeds, it's better to use version 2.0 because it is the current spec and, as mentioned above, it's backward compatible with 0.91.
Dave Winer authored version 2.0 of the spec. He intentionally avoided changes to the specification that would make it more difficult to use, or that would break existing applications. Winer sums up his philosophy like this: "Keep it simple. That's the value of RSS. Anyone who can understand a little HTML can understand RSS. That's important!"
The spec is published under a Creative Commons license. This means that you're free to copy and distribute the spec, make derivative works, and to use it freely in commercial work. An advisory board is responsible for updating the spec, advocating for it, and documenting it.
Dave Winer authored version 2.0 of the spec. He intentionally avoided changes to the specification that would make it more difficult to use, or that would break existing applications. Winer sums up his philosophy like this: "Keep it simple. That's the value of RSS. Anyone who can understand a little HTML can understand RSS. That's important!"
The spec is published under a Creative Commons license. This means that you're free to copy and distribute the spec, make derivative works, and to use it freely in commercial work. An advisory board is responsible for updating the spec, advocating for it, and documenting it.
Tala
Finding RSS feeds
Search engines can be used to find content in RSS format. With Google, for example, you can add "filetype:rss" to a search to find your search terms in .rss files.
Dedicated search engines make searching for content easier. Feedster monitors weblogs, and lets you search through an index of log entries and view them by relevance, date, or ranking (blogrank). When you do a search, Feedster creates an RSS feed based on your request. This can be added to your news reader, so that you can see all the recent activity on your search request, without even leaving your news reader.
DayPop searches news, blogs, and RSS feeds. It lets you track popular news within the weblog world. It provides a list of the current top 40 most popular weblog links. These are the most commonly linked-to articles throughout the world. It creates a list of top words that are being used in weblogs. It also ranks weblogs by citations, providing an index of weblogs that are popular with other webloggers. You can do custom searches, too. The ranking lists and custom searches are available as RSS feeds that you can import into your news reader.
Dedicated search engines make searching for content easier. Feedster monitors weblogs, and lets you search through an index of log entries and view them by relevance, date, or ranking (blogrank). When you do a search, Feedster creates an RSS feed based on your request. This can be added to your news reader, so that you can see all the recent activity on your search request, without even leaving your news reader.
DayPop searches news, blogs, and RSS feeds. It lets you track popular news within the weblog world. It provides a list of the current top 40 most popular weblog links. These are the most commonly linked-to articles throughout the world. It creates a list of top words that are being used in weblogs. It also ranks weblogs by citations, providing an index of weblogs that are popular with other webloggers. You can do custom searches, too. The ranking lists and custom searches are available as RSS feeds that you can import into your news reader.
Tala
How do I set-up an RSS feed?
To use a ComputerWeekly.com feed all you need to do is download and install an RSS reader. One of the following readers is recommended to be used.
Web
Bloglines
Google Reader
My Yahoo
Newsgator
Windows
Newz Crawler
Feed Demon
Awasu
MAC OSX
Newsfire
NetNewsWire
Once you have the capability to view RSS Feeds all you need to do is click on the icon whenever it appears next to topics that take your interest, and follow the instructions on your RSS reader to receive updates on headlines relating to this topic.
Note that RSS Feeds are associated with a topic, or section of a website, rather than a specific news item. So, if you sign up for an RSS Feed when viewing an article you will receive the latest headlines relating to the section of the site that the article is in.
Web
Bloglines
Google Reader
My Yahoo
Newsgator
Windows
Newz Crawler
Feed Demon
Awasu
MAC OSX
Newsfire
NetNewsWire
Once you have the capability to view RSS Feeds all you need to do is click on the icon whenever it appears next to topics that take your interest, and follow the instructions on your RSS reader to receive updates on headlines relating to this topic.
Note that RSS Feeds are associated with a topic, or section of a website, rather than a specific news item. So, if you sign up for an RSS Feed when viewing an article you will receive the latest headlines relating to the section of the site that the article is in.
Tala
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
How do I read feeds?
If you want to browse and subscribe to feeds, you have many choices. Today, there are more than 2,000 different feed reading applications, also known as "news aggregators" (for text, mostly) or "podcatchers" (for podcasts). There are even readers that work exclusively on mobile devices.
Some require a small purchase price but are tops for ease-of-use and ship with dozens of feeds pre-loaded so you can explore the feed "universe" right away. Free readers are available as well; a search for "Feed reader" at popular search sites will yield many results. A handful of popular feed readers are listed at the bottom of this page.
A typical interface for a feed reader will display your feeds and the number of new (unread) entries within each of those feeds. You can also organize your feeds into categories and even clip and save your favorite entries (with certain applications).
If you prefer, you can use an online, web-based service to track and manage feeds. Online services give you the advantage of being able to access your feed updates anywhere you can find a web browser. Also, upgrades and new features are added automatically.
Some require a small purchase price but are tops for ease-of-use and ship with dozens of feeds pre-loaded so you can explore the feed "universe" right away. Free readers are available as well; a search for "Feed reader" at popular search sites will yield many results. A handful of popular feed readers are listed at the bottom of this page.
A typical interface for a feed reader will display your feeds and the number of new (unread) entries within each of those feeds. You can also organize your feeds into categories and even clip and save your favorite entries (with certain applications).
If you prefer, you can use an online, web-based service to track and manage feeds. Online services give you the advantage of being able to access your feed updates anywhere you can find a web browser. Also, upgrades and new features are added automatically.
Tala
How can I publish my own feeds?
If you have a website, blog, audio/video content, or even photos, you can offer a feed of your content as an option. If you are using a popular blogging platform or publishing tool like TypePad, Wordpress, or Blogger, you likely publish a feed automatically. Even other non-blogging sites like social photo-sharing service Flickr offer feeds of content you produce that others can retrieve. There are also tools on the market that can help transform traditional web content into the right format for distribution.
FeedBurner's services allow publishers who already have a feed to improve their understanding of and relationship with their audience. Once you have a working feed, run it through FeedBurner and realize a whole new set of benefits.
FeedBurner's services allow publishers who already have a feed to improve their understanding of and relationship with their audience. Once you have a working feed, run it through FeedBurner and realize a whole new set of benefits.
Tala
Thursday, 8 May 2008
Getting RSS feed updates in your IM program with ZapTXT
When setting up your account, you have to set up your delivery options. Choose the IM program option and enter your GTalk details. You then have to add the ZapTXT bot to your contact list.
Once that is done, you have to then specify what feeds you want sent to you and how often (immediately, once a hour, once a day, and so on). A particularly good feature is the ability to also filter those feeds by keywords so you only get feed updates based on what you are looking for. If you don’t specify keywords then you will get everything that RSS feed produces. So if the feed produces a lot of updates, it might be best to decide which specific subjects you are going to follow and set up filters.
Once that is done, you have to then specify what feeds you want sent to you and how often (immediately, once a hour, once a day, and so on). A particularly good feature is the ability to also filter those feeds by keywords so you only get feed updates based on what you are looking for. If you don’t specify keywords then you will get everything that RSS feed produces. So if the feed produces a lot of updates, it might be best to decide which specific subjects you are going to follow and set up filters.
Tala
Monday, 5 May 2008
How can I automatically get updated content?
You can receive content automatically by subscribing to a web feed. When you subscribe to a web feed, you set the interval at which Internet Explorer will check the website for updates. Once you've set an interval, Internet Explorer will automatically download the most up-to-date web feed list. Click Related Topics to learn how to subscribe to a web feed.
Tala
How does a feed differ from a website?
A feed can have the same content as a webpage, but it's often formatted differently. When you subscribe, Internet Explorer automatically checks the website and downloads new content so you can see what is new since you last visited the feed.
Tala
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