How to add *selected* RSS feeds to my site?

Discussion in 'XML & RSS' started by Teddyd, Mar 30, 2006.

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    I'm planning to add RSS feeds to my site to provide fresh content. I'm somewhat familiar with the code required to build this function however I'm not sure I know where I can get a good source of feeds.

    What I want to do is:

    - find a feed provider providing *quality* feeds
    - number the number of feeds to a list of known publishers (may be optional)
    - analyze feeds on a regular basis and search for specific keywords in the feeds
    - if there is a match with keyword xyz, then display feed on page xyz.

    So that RSS news about "skateboarding" go into the "skateboarding page", etc.

    Anybody tried this? I can write the code, I just do not know where to find a good feed aggregator (e.g. I do not want to add all the sources of the fees manually).

    Thanks,
    -T
     
    Teddyd, Mar 30, 2006 IP
  2. eschumann

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    I do not know if this will be the best option but I use yahoo RSS feeds because you can build your own with the keywords you choose. Depending on the subject it can give some good content.

    http://news.yahoo.com/rss
     
    eschumann, Mar 30, 2006 IP
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  3. Teddyd

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    Thanks a lot. That's exactly what I'm looking for.

    - will create a dozen custom RSS feeds from Yahoo
    - automatically retrieve and parse the feeds
    - sort the news & verify source is from an authorized source list
    - add a <keyword-filter> algorithm to look for KW in title & description
    - retrieve full URL if KW match, go to the full text page and do a quick KW analysis
    - determine news article with best KW match
    - and add the corresponding links to my site...

    Now I just have to make it happen...

    -T
     
    Teddyd, Mar 31, 2006 IP
  4. Eric007

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    I have had this problem of using rss feeds from yahoo or google. They say we cannot use it for commercial purposes... what does that mean exactly and can I use it on my site if I have adsense?
     
    Eric007, Apr 16, 2006 IP
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    Thats an interesting question. Many people certainly DO from what Ive seen, not sure whether its legal !
     
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    Hi Eric,

    If you're looking for alternatives, you may want to check out Allfeeds.com's 'XML Feed' service. It's a blended feed from over 140,000 advertisers, and it's based on keywords - so you'd be able to target the content. I'm not sure if you could display it on the same pages as AdSense, but you could always check with AdSense Support if you decide to pursue it further. (I'm an affiliate publisher, but I haven't used this service yet.) You can click on the link in my signature if you want more information.

    HTH,
    Sam
     
    WebFreedom, Apr 22, 2006 IP