What is RSS?
The acronym RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary. An RSS feed is a syndicated news feed in an XML format. Through a news feed reader, you can subscribe to various RSS feeds to get customizable news feeds delivered directly to your desktop. Certain feeds are also available via Twitter.
What is a news feed reader?
A news feed reader, also known as a news aggregator, is software that lets you subscribe
to RSS feeds.
Why should I use a news feed reader?
Using an RSS feed reader allows you to be alerted when new articles
on the topics you're interested in are available. Many feed readers will pop up a new
window when a
new article is available, or are integrated into mail clients or
Web browsers. When you are alerted of a new article, you can click on a
link that will take you directly to it.
Where can I get an RSS feed reader?
Click
here to see a list of many freeware and shareware readers.
What is Web syndication?
Syndication on the Web means a section of a website is made
available for users or other sites to use. The RSS feeds on this page are an example of
syndication of
latimes.com.
Where can I get more information on RSS?
Use
this link to run a Web search for more information.