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What is RSS?
RSS (Rich Site Summary) is a format for delivering regularly changing web
content. Many news-related sites, weblogs and other online publishers
syndicate their content as an RSS Feed to whoever wants it.
Why RSS? Benefits and Reasons for using RSS
RSS solves a problem for people who regularly use the web. It allows you to easily
stay informed by retrieving the latest content from the sites you are
interested in. You save time by not needing to visit each site
individually. You ensure your privacy, by not needing to join each
site's email newsletter. The number of sites
offering RSS feeds is growing rapidly and includes big names like Yahoo
News.
What do I need to do to read an RSS Feed? RSS Feed Readers and News
Aggregators
Feed Reader or News Aggregator software allow you to grab the RSS feeds from
various sites and display them for you to read and use.
A variety
of RSS Readers are available for different platforms. Some popular feed
readers include Amphetadesk
(Windows, Linux, Mac), FeedReader
(Windows), and NewsGator
(Windows - integrates with Outlook). There are also a number of web-based feed
readers available. My
Yahoo, Bloglines,
and Google
Reader are popular web-based feed readers.
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