For those who are hungry for the latest news from your favorite websites, Rich Site Summary feeds may be a solution for you. Rich Site Summary (RSS) is a way for websites to keep their publics updated on various tid bits of information.
Auburn University has a feature that is similar to RSS feeds called AU alert. AU Alert allows students, faculty, and staff to provide an e-mail address and phone number so that alerts may be sent through e-mail and text messages for emergencies such as tornado warnings, campus threats, and campus closings.
Nemock has provided some useful information on how to set up RSS feeds to WordPress accounts
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For those who have a WordPress account, I hope you find this useful.