Reader Question: Configuring RSS in a Windows Live Space blog

Question:

Hello Tony

Sorry I am technologically very ignorant. Finally I have managed to set up my blog space. I just cannot figure out how to publish this into RSS.

Hope you could help me.

BTW your notes were very helpful and they help me setup my Windows live space.

Cheers
Satha

Answer:

Here’s the answer from Windows Live Spaces help. I can’t figure out how to link to it, so I’ll just quote it:

Share content from your space

You can share the content from your space with others through syndication (Makes specified content from a website available to others to use and display on their websites. When the syndicated content is updated, the same content is automatically updated on other sites.) . If you syndicate your space, it can be read by an RSS news reader (Really Simple Syndication news reader. A program that allows a user to read content from various RSS news feeds and blogs.) or aggregator (A program that watches for new content coming over specified RSS feeds.) .

When you first create your , syndication is automatically turned on. If you do not want your space syndicated, you can turn syndication off.

 

1. Make sure that you’ve signed in (You must sign in using your Windows Live ID before you can edit your space. To sign in, click Sign in in the upper-right corner of your space.) to your space and that you’re in edit mode (One of two modes that you use to work on your space. When you’re in edit mode, you can customize your space, change themes, or add photos or a new blog entry. As you work on your space, you’ll flip between edit and view mode. To get to edit mode, click Edit your space in the upper-right corner.) .
2. Click Options.
3. Click Space settings.
4. Under Syndicate this space, clear the Syndicate this space check box to prevent content from your from being syndicated.–or–

   Select the Syndicate this space check box to allow content from your space to be syndicated.

5. Click Save.

 

Notes

• When you syndicate your space, the Subscribe to RSS feed link is available in the Visitor tools module.
• When you syndicate your space, your blog, lists, photo albums, and music lists are all syndicated.
• When you syndicate your space, the Sign up for alerts link is available in the Visitor tools module. To allow visitors to use Windows Live Alerts with your space, set your permissions to Everyone.
• When you turn off syndication, you prevent visitors from using Alerts with your space.