RSS stands for “real simple syndication.” It’s a way for Web users to easily get the information they want on the Internet.
Before RSS, Web users had to venture out onto various Web pages to retrieve the content they wanted. For those who follow a variety of news sites or blogs, this can be a time-consuming process-especially since news sites and bloggers are always putting out new information.
The first solution was e-mail notification. Web users could sign up to receive e-mails when new information was posted. The problem with this was disorganization-e-mails from multiple Web sites can be overwhelming, and sometimes mistaken for spam.
Now, users can get what is known as an RSS reader. This is a desktop or Web-based application that automatically gathers updates on news, audio, video or blogs and delivers it right to a user. RSS readers provide a great convenience by saving Web users the time of seeking out the content they are looking for.
All someone has to do is obtain some sort of reader, then subscribe to the sites he or she wants to receive updates from. New information will be presented in the reader, in order from newest to oldest.
Here is a simple explanation of what RSS is:
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