RSS - Using RSS To Stay Updated On China Wholesale Products

What is RSS?

• RSS means "Really Simple Syndication"...
• ...RSS is a data-feed from a website, that lists all the most recently updated items (pages, products etc) in a category.
• What this means is that, instead of going to hundreds of your favourite websites to check for updates, you just have one homepage or reader page, and all the updates come to you!
•  There are any number of free RSS reader programs you can get online, and it's easy, timesaving, and addictive to start plugging yourself into the "Web 2.0" !

　

How Can I Use RSS?

To use RSS, you need (1) the web address of the RSS feed, and (2) a Reader so you can display the information in the feed in a readable format.

See below for "Recommended RSS Readers"... For now, we're using an on-page RSS preview...

Let's go to the Chinavasion MP4 Players category, and grab the Chinavasion MP4 Players RSS Feed

The address is: http://www.chinavasion.com/rss/mp4-players.xml

When you add this feed address to your RSS Reader, you'll get the live results, like this:

　

Why Is RSS Useful At Chinavasion?

• Using RSS you can get instant alerts of new items on Chinavasion.
• If you have a favourite category, you can subscribe to just that category and get instant updates when new products are launched.
• By subscribing to the Chinavasion Blog RSS Feed, you can stay up to date with news and useful wholesale advice.

　

Top Chinavasion RSS Feeds:

•   All Chinavasion Latest Products - http://www.chinavasion.com/rss/chinavasion.xml
• RSS For All Product Categories - Go inside any Chinavasion product category and click the RSS button in the category list on the right, e.g. Electronic Gadgets
• Latest Chinavasion Blog Posts - http://blog.chinavasion.com/index.php/feed/
• Latest Chinavasion Support / Help documents - http://support.chinavasion.com/rss/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=view&kbcategoryid=0
• Updates from Chinavasion at Twitter - http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/14272734.atom
• Latest Chinavasion Product Videos - http://www.youtube.com/rss/user/chinavasion/videos.rss

　

Watch This Video Introduction To What RSS Is And How To Use It:

　

Recommended RSS readers:

• Mozilla Firefox - the best internet browser incorporates "live bookmarks". When you bookmark an RSS feed URL and click on the bookmark in your menu, it expands to show all the items in the RSS feed. You can also get cool Firefox RSS add-ons.
• BlogLines - Works fast, all online, and you can pull in lots of new interesting feeds using their search functions.
• NewsGator - Lots of free RSS reader tools, including plugins for Microsoft Outlook and reader software for mobile devices.
• FeedReader - Free download; stand-alone software.
• FeedShow - Online RSS reader; you need to sign up free.
• Not a Windows user? Check out RSS Readers For Linux or RSS Readers For Mac
  
  　

And for Google / Gmail users, why not put RSS inside...

• Google Reader - Nice and clean layout, allowing you to browse all of your chosen feeds like a personalized newspaper.
• Gmail - go to "Settings >> Web Clips" and you can display fresh RSS items above your inbox.
• Google Desktop - There are lots of Google Desktop "gadgets" allowing you to display RSS feeds on your desktop or in your Windows start bar. There's even an RSS to Speech accessibility plugin.
• iGoogle - Needless to say, you can also incorporate RSS feed displays easily into your custom iGoogle homepage.