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Feeds for Speed

Pat DonnellyDirector, BIVA Board

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Disclaimer

• The information in this presentation is for educational purposes only and is not intended to be a recommendation to purchase or sell any of the stocks, mutual funds, or other securities that may be referenced.

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Feeds for Speed: Using a RSS Feed toFollow Your Stocks

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• Why Use RSS?– It saves time– It provides organization– You can get information that you want,

when you want it– It can significantly reduce the number of

email messages you receive

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• What’s RSS?– Really Simple Syndication– A technology that is used to publish

frequently updated works such as blogs, news, or other types of headlines

– It requires a “reader” to display the information

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• When Can RSS Be Used?

– Do you recognize these indicators?

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• RSS• Reader /

Aggregator• Browser• Feed

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• Web Based• Desktop Based• Push Technology• Pull Technology

Terms You Should Know:

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• When Can You Use RSS?– When you have a capable reader or

browser– A website that provides a feed

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• How Do You Use RSS?– Configure a reader or browser

•Internet Explorer (IE)•Chrome•Firefox•Google Reader•Yahoo•AOL

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What do w

e see?

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If you were importing feeds from one reader to another, this is an example of what options you might see.

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A view of Internet Explorer after the IMPORT is completed.

Notice all of the links are in BOLD. This means there are items you haven’t read yet.

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This is what you will see if you had clicked on the RSS icon on the upper right hand

One click to subscribe in your browser

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• Example RSS Feeds

Yahoo –http://finance.yahoo.com/rssindex

MSN Money Central - http://moneycentral.msn.com/community/rss/MoneyFeeds.aspx

Reuters – http://www.reuters.com/tools/rss

• How To Find Feeds On Your Own

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Questions?