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It really is that simple. Now, every time a feed is updated, it will show up in the Feed Reader, and your users can get the information they need.

Other uses for RSS

RSS doesn’t just have to be about your own company’s information. You can subscribe to feeds from pretty much all major news outlets and websites. For example, we have a feed here at Intranet Journal. You can subscribe to us by pointing your feed reader to http://www.intranetjournal/feed.xml. That will allow you to get updates any time we post an article.

RSS is also a great way to get podcast updates. Podcasts are recorded audio programs that can run anywhere from around ten minutes to an hour. You can use iTunes to subscribe to a podcast feed, and any time a new audio program is posted it will download to you. In fact, many alternate media sites have RSS feeds. You can subscribe to your friend’s or families photo streams from a site like flickr or recently uploaded videos to YouTube.

Bringing all the info to you

I use RSS every day to subscribe to nearly 300 different blogs and news sites. I would never be able to keep up with that much information if I had to visit every site individually. You’ll find that your end-users might feel the same way about your intranet. There’s a lot of information for them, but they don’t have time to go and get it all.

Well now they don’t have to. Set up some RSS feeds in your organization and you can have all the information come to them. It’s extremely useful to your end users, and once again, you can be the hero.

About this Series

This series of articles on intranet solutions with IBM Lotus Notes/Domino and it's companion products is intended to help readers understand the fundamental methodology and capabilities of the product and how to utilize it to deliver a feature-rich, secure, and functional corporate intranet solution. It will include implementation strategies, case studies, industry-tested tips and tricks, and, with your input, true value to the administrator or developer who wants to utilize IBM Lotus technologies to deliver winning intranet solutions.

If you have any questions on the series, Lotus Notes/Domino, or if there's something you'd like to see addressed, visit the Intranet Journal Discussion Forum.

About the Author

John Roling is the Senior Groupware Administrator for a North American trade-show exhibit company and a certified Lotus Notes Administrator, Developer and all-around geek. You can keep up with him at his blog (www.greyhawk68.com) or drop him an e-mail at jroling@gmail.com.

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