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How to use RSS feeds

What is RSS?

RSS (or Really Simple Syndication) feeds are free content feeds from Web sites that contain article headlines, summaries and links back to full-text articles on the web.

What are the benefits of using RSS?

RSS is an easy way for you to be alerted when content that interests you appears on your favorite Web sites. Instead of having to visit a particular Web site to browse for new articles and features, RSS automatically tells you when something new is posted online.

For example, if you subscribe to the Mercatus publications feed, each time a new publication is posted the listing will appear in your newsreader automatically without you having to visit the Web site. Same goes for Mercatus events.

What tools do I need to use RSS?

To start using RSS, you need a special news reader or aggregator that displays RSS content feeds from Web sites you select. There are many different news readers available, many of which are free of charge. Most are available as desktop software that you download and install on your computer. Several Web-based news readers are available as well.

List of news readers (Google)
List of news readers (Yahoo)

Once you have set up your news reader, you simply subscribe to the RSS content feeds you want. Click on the orange RSS button to obtain the RSS URL, which you will see in the "Address" field of your browser. Simply copy this URL and follow the instructions for your particular news reader to subscribe.

Mercatus RSS Feeds

Subscribe to the publications RSS feed

Subscribe to the events RSS feed