Web Manager University – Fall 2008
Class Title: How to Create Your Own RSS Feeds
| Class Format: | Webinar | about our webinars |
| Instructor: | Russell O'Neill, GSA/USA.gov, and Jeffrey Levy, EPA | |
| Date: | Thursday, October 23, 2008 | |
| Time: | 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET | |
| Place: | Online Webinar | |
| Fee: | FREE. You must be a government employee to register. |
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Webinar Description
This webinar is designed for non-technical web managers who want to learn more about why and how to use RSS feeds and who want to gain a basic understanding of the underlying technology.
By the end of the webinar, you'll have a through understanding of why RSS feeds are useful and how you can easily put a feed up on your site.
Learn more about RSS (short for Really Simple Syndication) which is quickly becoming a de facto standard for distributing web content updates to end users. Users subscribe to RSS feeds and receive updates whenever content is changed on a site; they can scan feeds from multiple sites within a single feed reader or web browser instance and more efficiently digest the tsunami of information produced each day. Government publishers that offer RSS feeds can more easily keep site visitors updated, encouraging visits to the website. RSS feeds are additional online tools that complement regular web publishing and email newsletters.
In this webinar we'll provide a quick overview of RSS and discuss the many ways feeds are consumed. We'll discuss feed creation (including feeds for podcasts) and review some basics of feed publishing, management, and measurement. There will be plenty of time for participant questions.
About the Instructors
Russell O'Neill is a Senior Software Engineer for USA.gov and GobiernoUSA.gov, where he manages the operations of the USA.gov Content Management System and leads projects to design, develop, and deploy enterprise solutions to increase the functionality and performance of the USA.gov and GobiernoUSA.gov websites. In this role, Russell helped develop the strategy for RSS for USA.gov and GobiernoUSA.gov. Russell holds a Master's degree in Software Engineering from George Mason University and is the co–chair of the Technology and Innovations Working Group of the Federal Web Managers Council.
Jeffrey Levy is the Acting Director of Web Communications in EPA's Office of Public Affairs. In that role, he focuses on developing content standards, coordinating Web development with news announcements, reviewing draft materials, and preparing for emergencies. Jeffrey is one of the original members of the Web Managers Advisory Council (currently known as the Federal Web Managers Council, serving as co–chair in 2005 and 2006. He started at EPA in 1993, writing regulations to protect the ozone layer.
