Use VB.Net & networkstream to publish text string to web browser

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I have searched without success for a method of publishing a text string to a socket for viewing by a web browser and other devices. I have implemented VB.Net code that already generates the desired string output to a log file for debugging. The program will push initial values for set variables to the client upon connection and then scan for updates to the variables on a set interval. Any updates will be pushed out as a new string in this manner:timestamp|dataid1|dataitem1|dataid2|dataitem2|dataid3|dataitem3|dataid4|dataitem4|etcThe updates might look like this if only 2 and 4 were changed:timestamp|dataid2|dataitem2|dataid4|dataitem4I believe I need to use networkstream and TCPListener to detect a client's request and initialize my communication. I have found a couple of example online with no luck implementing them. Any help is greatly appreciated.