What is RSS?
RSS is a useful tool for keeping up-to-date with new content on your favourite web sites. It stands for Really Simple Syndication. When a web page you are interested in is updated you receive a headline, a small amount of text or a synopsis and a link to the full information.
RSS feeds are typically provided by news sites, although any website can provide them. You can subscribe to as many different feeds as you want and simply view all the new information from all the websites in one place. You can read RSS feeds on your computer, PDA or mobile phone.
You need an RSS Reader or Aggregator to make use of RSS feeds. These can be web based or a program you download. There is one built in to the latest version of Internet Explorer (IE7). Many other RSS readers are free and are easily found by searching the internet. Some popular ones are listed below.
It is easy to subscribe to, and unsubscribe from, a feed. When you find a website with a feed that you would like to add to your RSS reader you can do so in two ways. Most sites that offer an RSS feed have an orange "RSS" (or "XML") button on the web page that usually looks like this:
. With some readers all you have to do is click this button to subscribe to the feed. With other readers the button will send you to a new page where you either click on a "Subscribe to feed" link or copy and paste the URL of the page into the reader.
Once you have signed up for an RSS feed you will be alerted to any news updates automatically. The feed is available as soon as you've added it, and your next update could arrive in seconds. To unsubscribe, you simply delete the feed or URL from your RSS reader.
RSS feeds are typically provided by news sites, although any website can provide them. You can subscribe to as many different feeds as you want and simply view all the new information from all the websites in one place. You can read RSS feeds on your computer, PDA or mobile phone.
You need an RSS Reader or Aggregator to make use of RSS feeds. These can be web based or a program you download. There is one built in to the latest version of Internet Explorer (IE7). Many other RSS readers are free and are easily found by searching the internet. Some popular ones are listed below.
It is easy to subscribe to, and unsubscribe from, a feed. When you find a website with a feed that you would like to add to your RSS reader you can do so in two ways. Most sites that offer an RSS feed have an orange "RSS" (or "XML") button on the web page that usually looks like this:
. With some readers all you have to do is click this button to subscribe to the feed. With other readers the button will send you to a new page where you either click on a "Subscribe to feed" link or copy and paste the URL of the page into the reader. Once you have signed up for an RSS feed you will be alerted to any news updates automatically. The feed is available as soon as you've added it, and your next update could arrive in seconds. To unsubscribe, you simply delete the feed or URL from your RSS reader.
Popular RSS readers
For Windows:
Internet Explorer 7 Awasu RSS ReaderFor Mac:
NetNewsWireBroswer based:
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