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Sunday, August 03, 2008
New Logo at itravelnet.com
itravelnet.com has a new logo and font:

The logo will be used on sites like Twitter, BlogCatalog and the myriad other social networking sites that have a user avatar option.

The logo will be used on sites like Twitter, BlogCatalog and the myriad other social networking sites that have a user avatar option.
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Posted by James Clark - editor of itravelnet.com
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Thursday, May 01, 2008
What Is RSS?
Anyone who reads blogs or news sites will have by now have seen this icon
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. RSS is a convenient way to bookmark websites that has content updated regularly, such as blogs or news sites.
For example you will notice that this site has a feed option at the top of the page.
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When you click the text or icon you are taken to the feed page which shows the latest content, and you are given the option to subscribe to the page. You can unsubscribe at any time, and you can check for updates as often or as little as you like.
RSS is a great way to bookmark sites because you are alerted whenever there is new content. You can follow hundreds of websites, and only have to check sites that have been updated.
How to use RSS
Whenever you see this icon
There are different types of readers that you can use to subscribe to feeds.
- Online Readers -
There are plenty of online feedreaders out there, including Google Reader, My Yahoo and Bloglines.
Online readers are good if you are on the road without your computer and you still want to be able access your favourites. You also have the option of sharing your favourites for public viewing, like here: bloglines.com/public/itravelnet.
- Desktop Readers -
Desktop readers were popular before feedreaders became built into web browsers. A popular desktop download is FeedDemon.
- Browser Reader -
If you are using a browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox, feedreaders are now built into the browser. If you are using an older version of IE or Firefox then you will need to download an updated version.
The browser will automatically detect if the page you are viewing has a feed and will show the
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So, now that you are versed in the ways of RSS, it's time to start subscribing to feeds. You can start by subscribing to this site
Posted by James Clark - editor of itravelnet.com
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Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Featured Travel Site
Index of featured travel sites.
2008 Featured Travel Sites
2008 Featured Travel Sites
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Posted by James Clark - editor of itravelnet.com
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Friday, May 20, 2005
Notes from the editor - Now in blog format.
After much resistance to the B word, I've finally succumbed and set up notes from the editor in the blog format. So all notes will now start from http://www.itravelnet.com/blog/notes.html.
James
James
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