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Dynamic Folders (BETA). Have
you ever wanted to use BlinkPro for more than just bookmarks? Well
with our new Dynamic Folder capability you can have news headlines and other dynamic content automatically added to your BlinkPro account
every day!
A dynamic folder is not like other BlinkPro folders. The folder
isn't filled with bookmarks by you. Instead, it is automatically
filled with all the links on any URL you provide. So if you want to
get updates on all the stories on CNN, just create a new dynamic
folder named 'CNN Headlines' and tie the folder to 'www.cnn.com'. Every day BlinkPro will automatically fill the folder
with all the links on CNN's front page.
You can also get more structured news feeds using XML technology by
creating a dynamic folder pointed to an RSS feed. What is an RSS
feed you ask? RSS is quickly becoming the established standard for web
content syndication. There are literally thousands of RSS news sources
available on the web and now you can access any one of them directly
through your BlinkPro account. For a directory of RSS feeds available,
visit newsisfree.com.
Creating a dynamic folder is simple:
- Click on the 'My Sites' tab
- From the folder menu, select 'Dynamic folder'
- You will be presented with the Dynamic Folder add screen. This
screen has the following fields
- Dynamic URL: The URL or RSS feed of the page to be scanned into
the dynamic folder.
- Update Frequency: How often you would like the
dynamic folder to be updated. Remember, the sites in
your dynamic folder will be updated automatically.
- Filter Ads: If you check this box the dynamic
folder will exclude links which commonly contain
advertisements (such as those with the string 'ad?')
- Filter Internal: If you check this box the dynamic
folder will exclude links which are within the domain
being linked. So if the URL was www.yahoo.com a
link to www.yahoo.com/news would be omitted.
- Name: The folder name of your choosing
- Description: The folder description
- Located in: The location of the folder
- Click 'Add Dynamic Folder'
- The folder will now appear in your My Sites directory or folder
tree. To try filling the folder automatically, open the folder and
click the 'Update Now...' link near the top of the page.
The dynamic folders system is still in beta, so be
sure to give us your feedback!
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