RSS: Really Simple Syndication
RSS is an XML-based method of viewing and distributing news articles. The Connecticut Senate Democrats’ RSS feed will alert you when new press releases are published on our Web site. Our RSS feed is an updated list of headlines from our Press Room that is automatically compiled and delivered to you.
How RSS Works
Receiving news feeds from the Connecticut Senate Democrats requires an RSS feed manager/reader (also known as an aggregator). The feed reader will collect your daily articles and manage RSS subscriptions. Readers work within a Web browser or operate as stand-alone software.
Subscribing to the RSS Feed
Some Web browsers (Internet Explorer 7, Netscape 8, Mozilla Firefox 2, Apple Safari 2) will read RSS feeds on their own. If your Web browser can interpret RSS, you can manually subscribe to our feed and bookmark the page. If not, you can easily use one of many Web-based or stand-alone RSS readers.
Links to common Web-based RSS readers:
(These readers require a quick signup to use.)
Free stand-alone RSS subscription programs are available for download.
When using an RSS feed reader, you may be prompted to submit a feed URL. The feed URL for the Connecticut Senate Democrats’ RSS is: http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/rss/sdnews.xml. After submitting the URL, you will be subscribed to recieve our feeds.
If you would like to learn more about RSS, we recommend a MediaShift article, “Your Guide to RSS”, on the PBS Web site.