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Using Bloglines to Read RSS Feeds
   
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Stay up to date on all of your favorite website content! Bloglines, one of many RSS readers you can use to read RSS feeds, is free and easy-to-use.

For more information on RSS and types of readers, visit the article What Is RSS?.

Creating an Account with Bloglines

  1. Visit the Bloglines website at http://www.bloglines.com/.
  2. Click Sign up now. It's free!
  3. Enter your user e-mail address, password, and other requested information.
  4. Click Register.
  5. Check your e-mail for a registration confirmation e-mail from Bloglines.
  6. Open the e-mail, and click the validation link.
    You will return to the Bloglines website, which will display the window below.

    Bloglines website image

Subscribing to RSS Feeds

  1. Click the check box next to the feeds you want from Quick Picks and/or Today's most popular subscriptions.
    You may also choose not to select any at this time.
  2. Click Subscribe to My Selections.
    A login page will appear.

    Bloglines login window image

  3. Enter your user e-mail address and password.
  4. Click Log In.
    The feeds you are subscribed to will be displayed on your left. You can click on any feed to have its postings displayed on the right.

    Bloglines website window image

  5. To add a feed, click Add.
  6. In the Blog or Feed URL text box, enter:
    • A website URL. Bloglines will check to see if there is a feed available; or
    • If you know that a website has a RSS feed, enter the feed URL.
Using Easy Subscribe

Bloglines also has an Easy Subscribe feature, which allows you to add a subscribe button to your Bookmarks (or Favorites). To subscribe to the blog or site you're currently viewing in your browser, all you have to do is click the button.

Click here for step-by-step instructions on how to use Easy Subscribe.

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