Getting internet data into Max for use in generative piece

Hi all,

I must hastily apologise if what I'm asking is very rudimentary, but I've been looking through the forums and can't quite seem to find a clear answer.

I'm trying to write a Max patch that receives data from online sources (RSS feeds and webpages would both be suitable data sources for this project) and generates music in real-time, based upon the data. The data handling and synthesis part of this process is not going to be a problem once the data enters Max, but I can't quite seem to understand the best way to get data from the internet into Max.

If anyone has attempted a patch similar to this, or has any tips that may help, this would be hugely appreciated. I have found the "jit.uldl" jitter object, and I feel like this may be part of a potential fix, but I still can't quite grasp the implication of it to achieve what I need.

Cheers guys!