RSS started out with
the intent of distributing news related headlines. The potential for
RSS is significantly larger. Consider using RSS for the following:
New Homes - realtors can provide updated feeds of new home
listings on the market
Job Openings - placement firms and newspapers can provide
a classifieds feed of job vacancies
Auction Items - auction vendors can provide feeds
containing items that have been recently added to ebay or other
auction sites
Forum Headlines - support forums can provide a listing of
new forum threads
Product Sales or Specials - one look at
Amazon opens the mind to the endless product sale potential
using RSS. Currently Amazon delivering a headline-view of the top 10
bestsellers in that category or set of search results.
Airlines - report flight delays
Schools - schools can relay homework assignments and
quickly announce school cancellations.
Entertainment - listings of the latest tv programs or
movies at local theatres
Press Distribution - feed for press with new releases
News & Announcements - headlines, notices and any list of
announcements
Document listings - lists of added or changed pages, so
that people don't need to constantly check for updates
Bookmarks and other external links - perfect for sharing
lists of external links
Calendars - listings of past or upcoming events, deadlines
or holidays
Law Enforcement - let the community know of location and
status of sex offenders as they move into a community.
Search results - to let people track changing or new
results to their searches
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