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City of Vancouver, Washington

What are RSS feeds?

RSS ("Real Simple Syndication" or "Rich Site Summary") is a technology that uses specially formatted files to deliver news stories or other content that is updated frequently. RSS "feeds" can deliver the latest updates automatically to your computer. The news can come to you, so you don't have to surf to each site individually. Because RSS feeds must conform to a very specific format, it's possible to combine feeds from many different sources so you can customize the news you receive.

How to use RSS

If you try to view an RSS file using most Web browsers, you won't be very impressed. Because it's a relatively new technology, only modern Web browsers support it. Here are some ways you can use RSS feeds:

• Use a browser such as Firefox, Internet Explorer 7, or Opera that supports RSS. Read the software's help files for more information.
• If you already have a customized start page at one of the popular Web portal sites (such as "My Yahoo", "My MSN", or "iGoogle") you can add RSS feeds to that page.
• You can download RSS reader software to your computer. Use your favorite search engine to look for "RSS reader" and you'll find many are available. Most are free, or very inexpensive.  

Currently, we offer the following RSS feeds:

City news releases

Upcoming events from our calendar

Employment opportunities

Projects out for bid