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Written by Kacey Green
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Tuesday, 28 August 2007 |
What are RSS Feeds?
According to Wikipedia (8.28.2007 ~8:00 GMT-5):
RSS (which, in its most recent format, stands for "Really Simple Syndication") is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines or podcasts. An RSS document, which is called a "feed", "web feed", or "channel", contains either a summary of content from an associated web site or the full text. RSS makes it possible for people to keep up with their favorite web sites in an automated manner that's easier than checking them manually.
RSS content can be read using software called a "feed reader" or an "aggregator." The user subscribes to a feed by entering the feed's link into the reader or by clicking an RSS icon in a browser that initiates the subscription process. The reader checks the user's subscribed feeds regularly for new content, downloading any updates that it finds.
The initials "RSS" are used to refer to the following formats:
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Really Simple Syndication (RSS 2.0)
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RDF Site Summary (RSS 1.0 and RSS 0.90)
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Rich Site Summary (RSS 0.91)
- RSS formats are specified using XML, a generic specification for the creation of data formats.
You may already have a feed reader; Firefox, Internet Explorer 7, Opera and other web browsers have them built in; Outlook 2007, Thunderbird, Windows Mail 7, and other email clients also include feed readers. Even some operating systems, such as Windows Vista, have RSS integrated. s" menu. If you have any suggestions for icon themes or categories, please let me know.
Kacey Green
http://www.grlt.com/
"Tech with a twist of Lime!"
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