- RSS, RDF, Atom, and Dublin Core are all types of information-
feed specifications that deliver Web content to aggregators
for other sites to index and help feed-reader applications
track frequent site posts
- Google tracks 1.4 million RSS feeds, and there are
approximately 250,000 additional feeds powered by Atom,
a newer protocol
- Features numerous hands-on "hacks" that help developers
make the most of the information feed protocols
Who this book is for:
This book is for beginning programmers who have some programming experience and are looking to add information feeds to their Web sites.
No previous programming experience is assumed.
Part I Understanding the issues and taking control
Part II The technologies
Part III The tools
Part IV The tasks