RSS Feeds and Podcasts

What is an RSS feed? What are Podcasts?
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is an easy way to get notifications of new content from websites, blogs, or audio and video podcasts. You can subscribe to an RSS feed through your web browser, various websites, or through stand-alone programs for your computer.

RSS feeds typically deliver headlines and a brief synopsis of articles. When an RSS feed includes some kind of additional file, that's when it's called a podcast. The majority of XLR8R.com's feeds are podcasts; we deliver mp3s and iTunes m4a files through our Audio Podcast, PDFs through our Magazine Podcast, and various video formats through our XLR8R TV Podcast.

What should I use to subscribe to a feed or podcast?
Below is a list of applications XLR8R recommends you use to subscribe to our RSS feeds:

Web Browsers
Firefox 2 (Win/Mac)
Internet Exlorer 7 (Win)
Safari 3 (Win/Mac)

Podcast Readers - recommended for audio, TV and magazine podcasts
iTunes (Win/Mac)

Stand-alone RSS Readers
Feed Demon (Win)
Newz Crawler (Win)
NetNewsWire (Mac)

Web-based RSS Readers
Bloglines
Google Reader
NewsGator Online

XLR8R AUDIO PODCAST
Discover new music with ease, by subscribing to XLR8R's audio podcast. Every week you'll get a mix of our newest mp3 downloads, and several times a month you'll receive full-on DJ mixes and live recorded performances from the best labels and artists.

Click on the link below, or copy the link into your RSS reader to subscribe:
M4A Feed (iTunes required) - http://feeds.xlr8r.com/xlr8r
MP3 Feed - http://feeds.xlr8r.com/xlr8rmp3

Step-By-Step: Subscribe Through iTunes
The best way to experience XLR8R's Audio Podcast is through iTunes, using our M4A feed. The files in this feed have chapter markers so you can skip from song to song, and embedded URLs and images. This feed work really well with an iPod or iPhone. Below are two easy ways to subscribe to our Audio Podcast with iTunes.

1. Open the iTunes Music Store in iTunes.

2. Once the store has loaded, type in "xlr8r" into the search field.

3. The XLR8R Audio Podcast will show up in iTunes.

4. Click the Subscribe button in the listing.

5. The podcast will appear in the Podcasts section of iTunes and begin to download.

1. Chose Subscribe to Podcast from the Advanced menu.

2. Type in the XLR8R Audio Podcast URL, "http://feeds.xlr8r.com/xlr8r".

3. The podcast will appear in the Podcasts section of iTunes and begin to download.

XLR8R DIGITAL MAGAZINE PODCAST
Every issue of XLR8R is available for free as a PDF podcast. Now you can read XLR8R cover-to-cover right on your computer screen. Click on the link below or copy the link into your RSS reader to subscribe:
http://feeds.xlr8r.com/xlr8rmagazine

XLR8R TV PODCAST
XLR8R TV is our weekly internet TV show, dedicated to the personalities inside the pages of XLR8R. You can watch XLR8R TV right on your computer screen, sync it with your video iPod or iPhone, or watch us on your Apple TV.

XLR8R TV is available in a variety of formats, click on the feed below that best suits your needs, or copy the link into your RSS reader to subscribe:
Large Quicktime - http://revision3.com/xlr8rtv/feed/quicktime-large
Small Quicktime - http://revision3.com/xlr8rtv/feed/quicktime-small
Large Windows Media - http://revision3.com/xlr8rtv/feed/wmv-large
Small Windows Media - http://revision3.com/xlr8rtv/feed/wmv-small

XLR8R TV is a partnership with Revision3, check out our page on Revision3 for more video formats and download options.

NEWS AND FEATURES FEED
Stay up-to-date with our daily news and features postings by subscribing to the XLR8R News and Features feed. Click on the link below or copy the link into your RSS reader to subscribe:
http://feeds.xlr8r.com/xlr8rnews

Step-By-Step: Firefox Live Bookmarks
XLR8R recommends that you subscribe to our News and Features feed through your web browser. Below is an example of how to subscribe through Firefox's Live Bookmarks feature, which should be the same for Firefox on both Mac and Windows computers.

1. Open "Organize Bookmarks..." under the Bookmarks menu.