RSS FEEDS
The second way of submitting your channels schedules is with an RSS feed. This is a bit more complicated but once you have it in place it is fairly automated.
Click the link below to see a sample of the Research Channels RSS feed and how it is structured.
http://www.researchchannel.org/rss/dvguidefeed/index.asp?progcount=3
You can see they define a Channel with title, description, link, and language, then for each program they define an item with title, link, and starttime.
We are working on a final format for our XML but for now we are using this:
<rss>
<channel>
<title>
<link>
<description>
<item>
<title>
<link>
<description>
<starttime>
</item>
(next items)
</channel>
</rss>
How Do I Add an Article to DV Guide magazine?
On the Article page just under the menu on the left is a link called Add News.
Click that link and you will be taken to a page where you can easily enter your article about Internet2.
First, fill in the Title of your article in the field marked Title. You can use a maximum of 100 letters.
Then type your name in the field marked Submitted By. Max = 50 letters.
If you have an image on a website somewhere you want to include just type the full URL including http:// in the field marked Graphic URL. Be sure to not use huge graphics!
Type your first paragraph into the field marked First Paragraph. Max = 1500 letters.
Then type the rest of your article in the field marked Rest of Article. Max = 8000 letters. Remember to put a Paragraph html command between each of your paragraphs. There are even html buttons below the field that let you click in the field and then click the button and it writes the html for you.
Next put the date you want the article to start in Dropdown fields marked Start On, and then put the date you want the article to stop in dropdown fields marked Ending On.
Then select a Category that fits your article.
Lastly, save your article by typing in the password (" riddle ") and click on Send Information.
You are now published! Your article will be published during the times you specified. Easy, huh?
