News Feeds from ISAAA

What are News Feeds?

News feeds allow you to see when websites have added new content. You can get the latest updates in one place, as soon as they are published, without having to visit the websites you have taken the feed from.

Feeds are also known as RSS. There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but most people plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'. In essence, the feeds themselves are just web pages, designed to be read by computers rather than people.

How do I start using feeds?

In general, the first thing you need is something called a news reader or feed reader. This is a piece of software that checks the feeds and lets you read any new articles that have been added. There are many different versions, some of which are accessed using a browser, and some of which are downloadable applications.

Browser-based news readers let you catch up with your RSS feed subscriptions from any computer, whereas downloadable applications let you store them on your main computer, in the same way that you either download your e-mail using Outlook, or keep it on a web-based service like Hotmail.

Once you have chosen a news reader, all you have to do is to decide what content you want it to receive. For example, if you would like the latest Crop Biotech Update, simply visit the CBT Update Main Page and you will notice an orange button on the upper right hand corner.

If you click on the button you can subscribe to the feed in various ways, including by dragging the URL of the feed into your news reader or by cutting and pasting the same URL into a new feed in your news reader. Most sites that offer feeds use a similar orange button, but some may just have a normal web link.

Some browsers, including Internet Explorer 7, Firefox, Opera and Safari, automatically check for feeds for you when you visit a website, and display an icon when they find one. This can make subscribing to feeds much easier. For more details on these, please check their websites.

News Readers*

Windows
Newz Crawler
FeedDemon
Awasu
Mac OS X
Newsfire
NetNewsWire
Web
Bloglines
NewsGator
Microsoft Live
My Yahoo!
Browser
Internet Explorer 7
Mozilla Firefox

How do I get a news reader?

There is a range of different news readers available and new versions are appearing all the time.

Different news readers work on different operating systems, so you will need to choose one that will work with your computer.

Subscribe to ISAAA Feeds

ISAAA currently offers news feeds of the Crop Biotech Update and Biofuels Supplement.

  • To subscribe to Crop Biotech Update News Feeds,
  • To subscribe to Biofuels Supplement News Feeds,
  • To subscribe to KC's "What's New" News Feeds,
  • To subscribe to KC's "Upcoming Events " News Feeds,

* ISAAA web site provides links to external sites that are not under its control. ISAAA is not responsible for the content of these sites. ISAAA does not endorse the use of any specific software product. Installation of the aforementioned programs shall be at the user's sole discretion. ISAAA will not be liable for any adverse effects of such an installation.