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Adding RSS Content

RSS, an acronym for "Really Simple Syndication", is a standard distribution format that web sites, such as news, sports, and blog sites, use to send updated headlines automatically to people like yourself. Most of the modules you add to My Yahoo! are RSS feeds, and we’ve made it easy for you to add them through our browse and search features. If you can’t find the content you want through our features and you know the URL for an RSS content source, you can add the RSS feed to My Yahoo!.

 

Here’s How

  1. View the page where you want to add an RSS feed by clicking the page name.

    Click the page name to view the page.

  2. Move the cursor over the Personalize this page button, click the arrow to the right of the button, then select Add RSS Feed.

    Click the arrow to the right of the Personalize this page button, then select Add RSS Feed.

    The Personalization bar opens displaying the Add RSS Feed feature.

  3. In the box, type or paste the URL of the web site hosting the RSS Feed, then click the Add button.

    Type the URL in the box, then click the Add button.

    The module appears as the top module on your page.

    The module appears as the top module on your page and the Add button changes to a Remove button.Enlarge

  4. Continue adding RSS feeds if you like or even modules through the Add Modules feature found on the left of the Personalization bar.

  5. When you’ve added the content you want, close the Personalization bar by clicking Close or the X button in the upper-right corner of the bar.

    Click Close or the X button.

 

What’s Next

We can also recommend featured content that you might want to add to your pages.

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Words to Know

  • Content: the information that appears on a web page. On a My Yahoo! page, this information is organized into individual modules.
  • Module: a self-contained block of content on a My Yahoo! page, which you can add, edit, move, or remove.
  • URL: Universal Resource Locator; specifies the location of a file or web page, such as http://my.yahoo.com.