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What is RSS?

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an XML-based format for sharing and distributing Web content, such as news headlines. Using an RSS reader, you can view your bookmarks in through a variety of mechanisms and allow others to syndicate or subscribe to your bookmark collection.

What RSS feeds/channels are available?
  • All public bookmark folders have an public RSS feed available automatically. To enable a public RSS feeds for all folders, access your Security Settings. To enable a public RSS feed for a single folder, access that folders settings and make it public.
  • All private bookmark folders can be accessed though a private RSS feed which requires you to enter your BookmarkTracker.com user name and password when accessed. Note that not all RSS readers will support private RSS feeds (via HTTP basic authentication).
  • Recently added bookmarks feed shows the top 10 new bookmarks in your collection. It is a private feed that requires authentication.
  • Recently visited bookmarks feed provides a history of the last 10 bookmarks you have visited. It is a private feed that requires authentication.
  • Most visited bookmarks feed shows the top 10 most visited bookmarks in your collection. It is a private feed that requires authentication.
  • My top rated bookmarks feed shows your top 10 favorite bookmarks (top rated) in your entire collection (excluding shared bookmarks)
  • In the future we hope to provide additional RSS feeds.
How do I access RSS?
  • RSS/News Aggregators: RSS/News Aggregators (also called Readers) will download and display RSS feeds for you. A number of free and commercial News Aggregators are available for download. Many aggregators are separate, "stand-alone" programs; other services will let you add RSS feeds to a Web page.
  • Weblog: Another way many people use RSS feeds is by incorporating content into weblogs, or "blogs". Blogs are web pages comprised of usually short, frequently updated items and web links. Blogging as a publishing tool is used for many purposes: traditional journalism, personal journals, group discussions around a topic, and many combinations in-between.
  • Firefox: If you use FireFox browser you should see this icon on the bottom right of your screen while browsing a BookmarkTracker.com folder. Clicking on this icon will allow you to place all BookmarkTracker.com bookmarks into your firefox bookmarks menu for easy access. Please note: Firefox does not currently support private RSS feeds!
  • Thunderbird: If you use Thunderbird email client you can view your BookmarkTracker.com bookmarks with your email. See this page for more information.
  • My Yahoo!: If you are a member of My Yahoo! click on the button in the "My Bookmarks" section.
  • URL's: The RSS 2.0 URL is in the formats specified below. It is typically expected that obtain this URL from the 'My Bookmarks' page instead of determining it yourself.
    http://www.BookmarkTracker.com/rss/[USER NAME]/folder/[FOLDER ID]
    Public folders are viewable by anyone, private folders will require HTTP Basic Realm authentication of your BookmarkTracker.com user name and password.
RSS URL Syntax
Below is the chart of the the RSS 2.0 feed URL syntax for advanced users. {}'s indicate substitution fields and ()'s indicate optional portions.
Feed URL Requires Authentication
Recently Added Bookmarks http://www.BookmarkTracker.com/rss/{USER NAME}/new(/{10}) YES
Recently Visited Bookmarks http://www.BookmarkTracker.com/rss/{USER NAME}/visits(/{10}) YES
Most Visited Bookmarks http://www.BookmarkTracker.com/rss/{USER NAME}/top(/{10}) YES
My Top Rated Bookmarks (my favorites) http://www.BookmarkTracker.com/rss/{USER NAME}/favorite(/{FolderID}) YES
Bookmarks in one Folder http://www.BookmarkTracker.com/rss/{USER NAME}/folder(/{FolderID}) YES or NO