What are RSS Feeds?
RSS is a format for syndicating news feeds using XML. By using our RSS feed, you can retrieve our content and articles directly displaying on you browser or be published on your website. Our content and articles is updated frequently, you can keep your content up to date by using our RSS feeds. I strongly recommend website owners to start using RSS to syndicate your own news bringing information to your customers and potential customers. Read my explanations below and the advantage of RSS.
 RSS 
Use the subscribe buttom to access the page containing the XML file. furthur click on the subscribe button to add the XML to your browser (under live bookmark).
Now that you have added my RSS feeds, click on the RSS icon for TokyoTomo.com on your bookmarks toolbar to view our feeds.
Why use RSS and tips
We have chosen to use RSS than the conventional way of using newsletters. We found that RSS is easier to manage and appealing to our users.
It is also a very cost effective method of bringing information to your customers and potential customers. It is the new technology on the block (although it has been around for some time) and is transforming the internet and how businesses communicate with their customers and subscribers. It is likely to become the preferred method of communication in the future. Though currently only a small percentage of internet users know about RSS, this number is grow rapidly.
Now is the time to put RSS feeds in placed. Ask your web design or system company about adding RSS feeds feature. You should not be paying anything more than a few thousand yen for your RSS feeds to work. It is good R.O.I. We can provide free consultation service for any travel websites that wish to implement RSS feeds.
Point to note. Do not think of replacing email and newsletter advertising campaigns with RSS feeds if you already have them, they are still the undisputed best marketing tools available to promote business products and services with fast measurable results.
You should retain the current email and newsletter marketing strategies but RSS should also be worked in to the mix. Only with the combined forces of marketing, a website can be a goldmine of information for customers to your website. This will definetely increase your search engine ranking. Of course, time must be spent on crafting quality and up-to-date contents for your websites too.
What information do we syndicate?
We include information that is closely connected to travel in Japan and review many attractive travel deals.
You will also be updated when there is a new offer posted by our advertisers.
How to add RSS and display RSS feeds to your website
I have decided to add this information to shed lights on how RSS feeds are created so that any web owner even with minimum web designing knowledge can attempt to implement RSS and start syndicating news immediately.
Add the above code in the head section.
Remember to change the title and URL pointing to where the XML file is to your own.
Below to edit and save it as a .xml file. Save it as feed.xml if you like.
That's it. Once it is done and uploaded to the server, you should be able to see an orange RSS icon on the right next to your URL. Clicking on the icon will display the .xml file. You users can now suscribe to your RSS feeds from now on.
The later section describe how you would add function and display RSS feeds on your webpage(s). I learnt it from DynamicDrive.com. Apart from this DynamicDrive.com has many other easy to use scripts where you can enhance functionality to your website.
Download the below .js files, and upload it to your site.
[ gfeedfetcher.js ]
Get API key from google, >> go here
After signing up with google, put in the API Key and include the below script in the head section of your html code.
Finally, to display the desired RSS feeds, just add the below code to your page. For details and other displayers look here
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