What is an RSS feed???????
What is it? How do I use it? When do i use it?
What is it? How do I use it? When do i use it?
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It is an acronym for <b>Really Simple Syndication</b>
It is a news feed comprised of blogs, news and video all compressed into one 'feed' of XML code for ease of viewing
For more information, go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS
You can use them a variety of ways, this will help you understand all you need to know here: http://webdesign.about.com/od/rss/a/what_is_rss.htm
Emma
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication.
RSS is a standard format for syndicating content on the Internet. The content can be anything!
Users can choose which feeds they wish to subscribe to, if at any point they are unhapy with the content contained in the RSS feed they simply unsubscribe and no longer receive feed updates.
RSS feeds are usually signalled by a small orange icon or if you are using Firefox and the website has an RSS feed available an icon will appear in the URL box. You can click the icon to see the contents of the RSS feed.
Pearls Before Swine
RSS stands for Real Simple Syndication. Most news sites and other sites that have frequently updated content have RSS feeds. The "feed" contains the same new stories, etc. that are being shown by the site - but in a very basic form without any fancy formatting.
There are programs for your computer, phone, etc. which let you "subscribe" to a feed, and view it. It can be handy to put together a bunch of feeds that are interesting to you (for example local sports, weather, news) in one place, for quick viewing.
There are also websites which combine feeds ("aggregate" them) to create customized content.