Did you know that yesterday (May 1st) was RSS awareness day? Well if you didn’t your in luck, as mentioned in our Q4 WEB Spring 08 Features post, Q4 Web now supports outgoing RSS feeds for Press Releases, Presentations and Events.

What is RSS?
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a method for distributing content over the web in what is commonly referred to as an “RSS feed”. RSS feeds typically contain a summary of the content item or the entire content item itself from the originating website. End users subscribe to and read these feeds in a feed reader. Some examples of popular feed readers are Google Reader, Bloglines and My Yahoo. Spotting a website that supports RSS is pretty easy just look for the orange icon in the far right hand side of your browsers address bar.

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Why does RSS matter to me?
In the ever evolving world of corporate disclosure, RSS provides a way to keep your investors and analysts up to date on your company in a user friendly and efficient manner. Giving your website users the ability to subscribe to a feed of your press releases allows them to be notified of when you update the content on your site and gives them the opportunity to read the press release in there feed reader or to visit your site directly and read the press release there.

How do I get RSS on my site?
If you are interested in adding this module to your installation of Q4 Web send us an email to support@q4websystems.com or call us at 416-626-7829 (press 2 for support) and we’ll be happy to help you implement this new feature.

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