In a purely technical term, RSS (most commonly translated as “Really Simple Syndication” but sometimes “Rich Site Summary”) is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format (source:wikipedia).

In the terms of this site, Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a FREE and fast way of delivering our latest content straight to your computer. Simply, it lets you know we have added new content to the flokka site, or our members have added new content to their blogs.

You can see blog posts and articles in one place as they are published. Rather than browse or search filipinosg.com for new content, you can subscribe to the RSS feed for the content you want to receive and we will send the latest content to you!

When content to the feeds you have chosen is updated (eg. Featured articles), it will be sent straight to your RSS reader and available for you to view at your leisure. RSS feeds contain a headline, summary and a link back to the full story on the website.

How to Use RSS

Easy.
The first thing you need is an RSS reader. This is software that checks your feeds and lets you read new content as its added. There are some good RSS readers available and they do not take long to access.

With this, you can either use a dedicated desktop reader or you can setup a browser-based news reader. The only difference is that the former allows you to store the contents into your computer while the latter does not need any software download and can be accessed anywhere. Of course, desktop-based RSS reader has a lot of flexibility as compared to browser-based versions.

Generally, RSS readers come in two kinds. You can download a dedicated desktop reader. This allows you to store it on your main computer. Or you can set up a browser-based news reader. This allows you to catch up with your feeds from any computer, and it does not need a software download.

Some of the more common web-based readers are:

• Bloglines
• My Yahoo!
• Google Reader
• PageFlakes
• Flock

How to get FilipinoSG Feed

Once you have a reader, there are several easy ways you can set up your filpinosg RSS feeds.

Click on the orange RSS icon. If you have Internet Explorer 7.0 or Firefox 1.0 and above, it will automatically add the feed to your reader.
If you have an earlier version of Internet Explorer, you will be taken to a new page. Cut and paste the url of that page into your feed reader. Your reader will tell you how to save it. You are now enabled for that feed.

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Welcome to our FilipinoSG community!

Here is an outline of some of the FilipinoSG member features and benefits to help you begin your FilipinoSG experience!

Joining

Membership to FilipinoSG is FREE! Registering as a member enables you to:

• have your own free blog (or create a link to your existing external blog)
• your very own profile page to promote your blog, you and your business
• interact in our FilipinoSG Forum.

Complete your profile page

When you join FilipinoSG you receive your own profile page. This includes all the information from your registration and you can add more; your profile picture, your business and blog information. Other members can learn more about you and send you messages via your profile page.

Start your own blog

When you join FilipinoSG you automatically receive your own profile page with your unique URL (eg.: jane.FilipinoSG.com). You can then either add your existing blog or create your own FilipinoSG blog with your unique URL (eg.: janesblog.FilipinoSG.com). Once created, your blog is set up ready for you to use straight away. No designer or web guru required! And no fiddling with templates or tricky layouts.

If you can email, you can blog! (check out our blog tips for some valuable tips and our ‘getting started – step by step guide’ to help you get your blog up and running!

What’s your blog for

• share your OFW journey here in Singapore; the highs and lows
• offer tips and advice about your industry
• educate others about your product or service
• offer an insight into your business/home life
• review movies or books
• track your goal progress. let’s see if you keep your last year’s new year’s resolutions.
• share your experiences as a solo-preneur, mom-preneur, athome-preneur, mico-preneur, intrapreneur
• share your stories of being a mom, a dad or simply being a husband and wife.
• ask questions, invite questions to answer! Start your own Q and A column!
• share a photo a day of your products or happy clients with a story
• embed youtube clips of your sales presentations or how-to tips
• just rant!!

… the options for your blog content are endless!

Profile your existing blog

If you already have a blog, on your dashboard controls you can include your existing blog domain so your blog is profiled here on FilipinoSG, driving readers to your blog site!

Comment love

Be part of the dialogue… comment on blog posts that you loved, or that resonated, or made you indignant! Or just to say ‘thanks for sharing this!’ (How often have you read a great magazine or newspaper article and just wanted to say something to the author – now you can!)

Connect

Send messages to other members via their profile page… just say hi, or ask your burning question, or give a referral for business…

Discussions

Once you’re registered as a member you can add your voice on various topics that may interest you. Start a conversation and friendship.

Earn

If other bloggers can earn from their blogs, why can’t you? Filipinosg has widgets and plugins so that you can display adsense and textlinkads on your blog. You own your contents so it’s just right if you earn from it.

Got feedback or suggestions?

Go to our contact page or email us at support [at] Filipinosg [dot] com – we’d love to hear from you!

Enjoy your FilipinoSG experience!