Starting this month, the Hotwire will be delivered in a new format that offers some great features. The new format allows AMSOIL to more effectively deliver news and updates to Dealers, while also providing a great place to store information for Dealers to reference later.
As seen this month, the email portion of the Hotwire features a list of all the new articles available on the Hotwire page online. The articles are hyperlinked directly to the most current edition of the Hotwire. The right side of the screen shows the Hotwire Story Archive, which can be collapsed or expanded by clicking on the triangles next to the years and months. AMSOIL will archive all Hotwire articles here.
A new feature this format enables is an RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed option, allowing Dealers to be informed when a new article is posted on the Hotwire page. RSS feeds allow users to keep track of when information is updated on a webpage; they function similar to a “favorites” list that many people use to keep track of their favorite websites within their web browsers. To subscribe to the RSS feed, click on the “Subscribe to the Hotwire – Posts” section on the right side of the screen. Options for several web services that support RSS feeds will appear, allowing users to select one of their choosing, or they may click the “Atom” feed button at the bottom of the list.
This will subscribe the user’s web browser to the feed. To see the feed in Internet Explorer, click the “Favorites” button at the top left of the browser, then click the “Feeds” tab. Hover over the “Hotwire” link to see when it was last updated, click the link to view the most recently-published Hotwire articles and click on an article to visit the Hotwire webpage.
Hotwire subscribers will still receive an email every month when the new issues arrives, but this new format also enables subscribers to track changes between publications and provides a way to check for updates if the monthly Hotwire email is blocked or does not arrive on time.
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