What Is RSS?

RSS (or Really Simple Syndication) is a technology used to deliver headlines and links across the Internet. This makes it possible for web sites and remote computers to display our headlines within their own content. Whenever we update our headlines, the headlines and links around the Internet will also update automatically. If you are already familiar with RSS feeds, the information in the table below will be all you need to get started.

Publication Channel Name URL +Links Engineering News-Record: Headline News Architectural Record: Daily Headlines McGraw-Hill Construction: Latest Headlines on Construction.com from ENR, Architectural Record, Design-Build, My House and 12 regional publications.

How can I use McGraw-Hill Construction's RSS feeds?

RSS feed files can be used a number of ways. Some of the most popular ways, and the ones we suggest, include adding headlines to your personalized news page, reading headlines in special news reader program, or adding headlines to your corporate Internet or intranet site.

• Add McGraw-Hill Construction Headlines to Your Personalized News Page:

You can add our headlines to your MyYahoo! , My MSN or other pages that allow you to add content from RSS feeds. At MyYahoo! and MyMSN, just click on the "Add content" link from your main page. When prompted enter the URL copied by right-clicking on the XML icons in the table above and selecting "Copy Shortcut" or "Copy Link Location." If you are already signed-in to your MyYahoo! or MyMSN account, you can just click on the respective "+" icons in the table above to add our headlines to your page.

• Add McGraw-Hill Construction Headlines to Your Favorite Newsreader:
  

You can view our headlines in any newsreader program that supports RSS 2.0 or greater. One such program is the freely available RSSOwl which runs on Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris. RSSOwl provides a good deal of information and tutorials on using the program and RSS in general. Click here to find out more about RSSOwl:



• Add McGraw-Hill Construction Headlines to Your Own Internet or Intranet Pages:

If you manage a corporate Internet or intranet page, you can add dynamic content to your pages by including McGraw-Hill Construction's news feeds in a box on your pages -- or wherever you like. Simply copy-pasting a few lines of JavaScript code into your page will allow your readers to see our regularly updated headlines. Full control over layout and style remain with you through simple style sheet elements you can adapt anyway you like.

To get started, just copy the code in the textarea below and paste it into your HTML document. The style sheet portion at the top contains comments that explain how each element renders the content. You can preview the default, included, style sheet rendering below.

If you use our feeds on a page available to the public we would love to see your work. In any case, keeping in touch with us is a good idea if you would like to be the first to know about any changes, additions or to work on a customized RSS solution. You an contact Construction.com assistant editor Brett Lyon at brett_lyon@mcgraw-hill.com anytime about our RSS feeds or any other portion of the site.

Disclaimer: All text and images served through our RSS feed, or otherwise from our servers, remain the copyrighted and proprietary works of The McGraw-Hill Companies. We may discontinue this service at any time and without notice. No warranty of performance is given or implied. The McGraw-Hill Companies extend no claim of warranty or liability for any third party service or product mentioned herein, including MyYahoo!, MyMSN, and RSSOwl. Use of this service is voluntary and at your own risk. This service is intended for private non-commercial use only unless otherwise specified under seperate written agreement with The McGraw-Hill Companies.