RSS in GovernmentNews about how RSS is being used by international, federal, state, and local governmentsFriends, There is Good News- November 28, 2004 We interrupt this irregularly scheduled broadcast.... to share a message more momentous than we've reported on before. We bring a message of hope, of goodness, of peace, of universal brotherhood. Here's how we can join our voices in a global conversation that can forever change the world.http://www.rssgov.com/archives/000130.html Google News Feed Generator- November 26, 2004 Unlike Yahoo, Google has had a long standing resistance to offering RSS feeds for Google News queries. In the spirit of pre-existing Google News to RSS hacks, Justin Pfister has now created "gnewsfeed." Filling out a form converts a Google news query into an RSS feed.http://www.rssgov.com/archives/000129.html Irish Local Governments Get Nooked- November 26, 2004 Two Irish County Councils and several other Irish, Northern Ireland, and UK government agencies are publishing press releases using the new Nooked hosted online RSS publishing service.http://www.rssgov.com/archives/000128.html Virginia Recognized for RSS Services- November 22, 2004 The State of Virginia was recently recognized by the Center for Digital Government with a third place ranking in the Best of the Web and Digital Government Achievement Awards. The recognition came largely for Virginia's new syndication and alert services. In accepting the award Governor Mark Warner said, "Our real-time online live help customer service continues to set the pace for the nation, and the portal's desktop alerts via live RSS feeds ensure that Virginia.gov users always have...http://www.rssgov.com/archives/000127.html RSS News Feeds From State.gov- November 1, 2004 The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs now provides RSS feeds for top stories from the State Department homepage, daily press briefings, press releases, and remarks by Secretary of State Colin Powell.http://www.rssgov.com/archives/000126.html |