Read the Feed

I have a simple bit of code that allows me to show top headlines from an RSS feed on my site, I decided to take this s tep further and create a feed reader that uses frames to display multiple headlines.

It is a work in progress and is mainly for my own use but if you find it useful let me know.

One of my goals with the app is to have it automatically look for keywords in the 'news' xml files then match that with tags from technorati feeds so you can see links to a story from various news sites alongside blog entries talking about the story - maybe adding Flickr photos and Furl links.

You can view the RSS Feed Reader and it has a link back to the blog so you don't get lost.

Next update will include a cookie to save the xml feeds you enter in the 'enter xml feed' box. I will add the feed list to a database at some point with a login so you can customise your feed list.

One of the inspirations for this app was the BBC's renewed commitment to RSS and allowing people to syndicate their content onto websites and into apps.

Read more about that and the new backstage.bbc.co.uk site in these blogs Hapless band of staff and regulars, Blogging News, sense_v2, Rant Alert, Susan Mernit's Blog, Yesternow, Joho the Blog.

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