News feeds/ RSS (Really Simple Syndication) allow you to see when websites have added new content. You can get the latest news as soon as it is published, without having to visit the websites you have taken the feed from.
Start using feeds
In general, the first thing you need is something called a news reader. This is a piece of software that checks the feeds and lets you read any news that have been added. There are many different versions, some of which are accessed using a browser, and some of which are downloadable applications.
Browser-based news readers let you catch up with your RSS feed subscriptions from any computer, whereas downloadable applications let you store them on your main computer, in the same way that you either download your e-mail using Outlook, or keep it on a web-based service like Hotmail.
Subscribe to MonAMI news
Once you have chosen a news reader, all you have to do is to decide what content you want it to receive. For example, if you would like the latest up-dates regarding MonAMI, please write www.hi.se/monami/rss
If you click on the RSS button you can subscribe to the feed in various ways, including by dragging the URL of the feed into a new feed in your news reader. Most sites that offer feeds use a similar orange button, but some may just have a normal web link.
Some browsers, including Firefox, Opera and Safari, automatically check for feeds for you when you visit a website, and display an icon when they find one. This can make subscribing to feeds much easier. For more details on these, please check their websites.
How to get a news reader
There is a range of different newsreaders available and new versions are appearing all the time.
Different news readers work on different operating systems, so you will need to choose one that will work with your computer.
Examples of browser-based news readers
Examples of downloadable news readers