KRC RSS

The Keystone Research Center currently provides the following RSS feeds:

KRC Front Page Feed - Lists the major items on the front page of the KRC Web site.

KRC Press Releases Feed - KRC Press Releases from the last 12 months.

Current KRC Publications - Links to summaries of KRC publications released in the last 12 months.

PA Policy Blog Feed - From papolicyblog.com.

KRC Podcasts - Audio and Video from the Keystone Research Center. The KRC podcasts are also available through the iTunes music store. Search for "KRC" from the main podcast page of the music store.

What is RSS?

RSS feeds provide an easy way to keep up with the latest information from the Keystone Research Center via your desktop without having to visit the KRC Web site and without the hassle of email updates and alerts. To use KRC's RSS feeds you will need to download and install a RSS reader or a browser that supports RSS.

Many major national and international news organizations such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and CNN also now offer RSS news feeds. Major Pennsylvania newspapers like The Philadelphia Inquirer offer RSS feeds as well.

Why Use RSS? RSS provides a lower-maintence alternative to receiving news and information via email. If you have an email account you know the problems of sorting out SPAM from the messages you want and deleting unwanted or already read messages. If you can't get your email for a few days, the backlog of messages can take quite awhile to deal with. Using RSS reduces these tasks because you use an RSS reader to get just the information you want when you want it.

Using RSS can help cut down on the amount of SPAM you receive and somewhat reduces your risk of acquiring computer viruses.

What are RSS Readers? RSS news readers are small software programs that aggregate RSS feeds and display the story information. They allow you to scan headlines from hundreds of news sources in a central location and at the same time.

Where Do I Get an RSS Reader? A wide range of RSS readers can be easily downloaded from the Web. Some readers are Web-based while others require you to download a small software program onto your desktop. Most are free to use. Here are four links to four top RSS readers for Windows and Mac OS:

More information about top RSS readers for Windows is available from this site. More information about top RSS readers for Mac OS is available from this site.

How Do I Use Feeds? The first step, as described above, is to choose an RSS reader. Each reader has a slightly different way of adding a new feed (also called a "channel"). In most cases, here's how it works:

1. On the click on the small XML button near the channel you want above. You'll see a page displaying XML code.

2. From your browser, copy the URL that appears in your Address Bar.

3. Paste that URL into the 'Add New Channel' section of your RSS reader. You should be all set! The RSS feed will start to display and regularly update the headlines for you.