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[Rich Morris <mailinglists@pfaf.org>]

Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:
> There are RSS feeds for content-driven websites but some of these offer XML 
> feeds.
> What exactly are the implications for this?
>
> Here are definitions I Googled:
>
> Definitions of XML Feed on the Web:
>      * A simplified version of HTML that allows data to be sent to search 
> engines in the format that they can interpret.
>        www.awsp.com/search-engine-glossary.html
>      * Also referred to as Trusted Feed. A process where web pages are fed into the search engine index for maximum 
> keyword exposure. More commonly used for database driven sites where multiple search queries can apply.
>        www.whitespace-strategy.co.uk/knowledge_phrasebook.php

I think XML feed is just another name for RSS/Atom feeds.

There is also the OpenSearch format http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSearch

And google sitemaps which give google a few hints on how to search and 
display results from your website
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Sitemaps

        Rich
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