Opdracht 1: De wereld op je desktop

Vrijwel alle informatie die tegenwoordig op het web gepubliceerd wordt (kranten, nieuwsagentschappen, omroepen, blogs, u-name-it) geeft gespecificeerde RSS-informatie af. Op deze informatie kun je je abbonneren. Een pagina die een verzameling van abonnementen laat zien noemt met een Aggregator.

Opdracht: Schets de ideale Aggregator in iWeb. Let op, het gaat hier om je visie, niet om de techniek. Verdiep je in de mogelijkheden die er al zijn. Hou rekening met zowel voor- als achterkant. Denk aan gebruikersvriendelijkheid. Publiceer je pagina's via de ACD webserver. (Voor de specialisaties Graphic- en Video- en Interactive Communication Design)

RSS 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.[2] An RSS document (which is called a "feed," "web feed,"[3] or "channel") includes full or summarized text plus metadata such as publishing dates and authorship. Web feeds benefit publishers by letting them syndicate content quickly and automatically. They benefit readers who want to subscribe to timely updates from favored websites or to aggregate feeds from many sites into one place. RSS feeds can be read using software called an "RSS reader," "feed reader," or an "aggregator," which can be web-based or desktop-based. A standardized XML file format allows the information to be published once and viewed by many different programs. The user subscribes to a feed by entering the feed's link into the reader or by clicking an RSS icon in a browser that initiates the subscription process. The RSS reader checks the user's subscribed feeds regularly for new work, downloads any updates that it finds, and provides a user interface to monitor and read the feeds.
The initials "RSS" are used to refer to the following formats: "Really Simple Syndication (RSS 2.0)", "RDF Site Summary (RSS 1.0 and RSS 0.90)", or "Rich Site Summary (RSS 0.91)".