Adding a News Feed to MyHamilton

Summary

This article provides information on adding a News feed that is not already provision on MyHamilton.

Body

A “news feed” (also known as an RSS or “Really Simply Syndication” feed) is a specialized link that allows publishers to distribute their news to you without you having to visit the publisher's web site. It is sent in a format that allows you to display it using an RSS reader or display it on a web page (like we do in My Hamilton).

A convenient way to collect news feeds is to add them to the NEWS tab in My Hamilton. Hamilton College provides you with a list of popular feeds when you click on the NEWS tab and select “Add news feed." However, there are times when the feed you want to add isn’t in the list. This article explains how to add one that is not already provided.

Instructions

To add a news feed, you must first know the web address (URL) for the news feed.
Highlight the entire web address and then copy.
Next go to http://my.hamilton.edu and log in using your Hamilton e-mail ID and password.
Click on the News tab.
Click on the button labeled, Add news feed at the bottom of the browser.
At the top of the page that lists the feeds provided for your convenience, click on the link labeled add your own news feed.
In the spaces provided, type a descriptive name for your news feed.
Paste the web address you copied in step 2 into the space labeled Feed URL and paste the URL that you copied in step 2.
Click on Add.
You should see a message indicating the feed was successfully added. Now, click on the NEWS tab again (to refresh the page) and your news feed should appear!