Tuesday, August 14, 2007

RSS ( Rich Site Summary )

In some websites we could notice a small orange color link on the right corner of the address bar or anywhere in the web page with RSS feed label on it. What is RSS exactly? RSS is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. Many NEWS websites, web logs and other online publishers syndicate their content as an RSS feed to whoever wants it.

RSS solves problem for people who regularly uses the web. It allows you to easily stay informed by retrieving the latest contents from the sites you are interested in. You save time but not visiting each site individually. You ensure your privacy by not needing to join each site individually. You ensure your privacy by not needing to join each site's email newsletter.

Feed Reader or News Aggregator software allows you to grab the RSS feeds from various sites and display them for you to read and use.

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