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What is RSS?
How can I use RSS?
What is RSS?
In a world heaving under the weight of billions of web pages, keeping
up to date with the information you want can be a drag.
Wouldn't it be better to have the latest news and features delivered
directly to you, rather than clicking from site to site? Well now you can,
thanks to a very clever service, RSS.
There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority
plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'. Put plainly, it allows you to identify
the content you like and have it delivered directly to you.
It takes the hassle out of staying up-to-date, by showing you the very
latest information that you are interested in.
Not all websites currently provide RSS, but it is growing rapidly in
popularity and many others, including the Guardian, New York Times and CNN
do provide it.
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How do I start using RSS feeds?
In general, the first thing you need is something called a News Reader (you can chose and download one on this list).
There are many different versions, some of which are accessed using a browser,
and some of which are downloadable applications. All allow you to display
and subscribe to the RSS feeds you want.
For instance, if you click on the above button you can subscribe to the feed in various ways,
including by dragging the URL of the RSS feed into your News Reader or by
copy-paste the same URL into a new feed in your News Reader.
Some browsers, including Firefox, Opera and Safari, have functionality
which automatically pick up RSS feeds for you. For more details on these,
please check their websites.
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RSS Feed (Really Simple Syndication)
