If you sign up for an RSS feed, you will be notified immediately once we've posted something about ultrasound tips, products, and more. It will show you a headline and excerpt from the article that you can click if you want to read more. If you don't know what an RSS feed is, see the section below.
If you sign up for an email notification, you will receive a stylized email newsletter delivered straight to your email account highlighting the latest news including ultrasound tips, products, and more. You will receive this newsletter at designated times (monthly, quarterly, etc.). This format is similar to other email newsletters you get from other websites.
Yes, we encourage it in fact. RSS feeds are great way to stay in the loop and quickly scan articles to read at your convenience. An email newsletter will include just the highlights that occurred since the last time you received one. It may include additional information not published through the RSS feed.
RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication". Many people describe it as a "news feed" that you subscribe to. Basically, you'll be notified anytime a website is updated with information that pertains to the RSS feed you have subscribed to. It is a way online for you to get a quick list of the latest story headlines from all your favorite websites and blogs all in one place.
"Subscribing" to an RSS feed simply means that you are telling that website, "Send me your story headlines." It's like subscribing to a magazine or newsletter. Instead of getting a magazine or email, you will just get a list of headlines sent to your RSS reader. If the headline looks interesting to you, all you have to do is click on the headline and you'll be sent to the whole story.
Some browsers, such as the current versions of Firefox and Safari have built in RSS readers. If you're using a browser that doesn't currently support RSS, there are a variety of RSS readers available on the web. You can even use many email client's such as Mac's Mail.
The first step is to choose an RSS reader. Each reader has a slightly different way of adding a new feed, also called a "channel". Follow the directions for your reader but, in most cases, here's how it works: