RSS Capsules

So, for example, if you create a Hub all about algae-based biofuels, you could include an automatically-updating feed of blog entries from a blog like this one - Oilgae Blog.

1. On the blog, look for "Syndication", "RSS", "RSS Feed" or "Subscribe to Posts". You can also look for the RSS symbol, which looks like the logos to the right . Click on the link. It will take you to a pared-down version of the blog (called an XML version).

2. For the Oilgae blog example above, in the right-hand column, I see a link called Oilgae blog RSS Feed. Clicking on it takes me to this XML version.

The feed page of the blog you're working with should look very similar to this one.

3. Copy the link.

4. In your Hub, click the RSS link in the Add More Stuff box to the upper-right while in EDIT mode.

5. Edit the RSS Capsule.

6. Paste your RSS link into the Feed URL field, choose how many entries you'd like to have displayed, and test the feed by pressing the Preview RSS button.

7. Click the SAVE button in the RSS Capsule.

Just a few caveats here:

• Keep in mind that blogs come and go, and some go stale after a while. Be sure to only provide feeds for active blogs in your Hubs.
• Try to choose a blog that most closely matches your topic. Otherwise, if most of the blog entries are off-topic, they might dilute the targeted keywords you want to focus on in your Hubs.
• You can find relevant blogs by going to Technorati, searching on a relevant term, and clicking on the Blogs tab in the search results. Check to see if the blogs are still fresh-if they've had some entries lately.