What is RSS ? or Benefits to RSS Feeds

What is RSS ?

RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works-such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video-in a standardized format. An RSS document (which is called a "feed", "web feed", or "channel") includes full or summarized text, plus metadata such as publishing dates and authorship. Web feeds benefit publishers by letting them syndicate content automatically. They benefit readers who want to subscribe to timely updates from favored websites or to aggregate feeds from many sites into one place. RSS feeds can be read using software called an "RSS reader", "feed reader", or "aggregator", which can be web-based or desktop-based. A standardized XML file format allows the information to be published once and viewed by many different programs. The user subscribes to a feed by entering the feed's URI (often referred to informally as a "URL", although technically, those two terms are not exactly synonymous) into the reader or by clicking an RSS icon in a browser that initiates the subscription process. The RSS reader checks the user's subscribed feeds regularly for new work, downloads any updates that it finds, and provides a user interface to monitor and read the feeds.

RSS formats are specified using XML, a generic specification for the creation of data formats. Although RSS formats have evolved since March 1999, the RSS icon ("") first gained widespread use between 2005 and 2006.

How do you use RSS ?

RSS feeds are like transmitting content from its original website to your doorstep (a feed reader). The point of using RSS is to aggregate content together in one place so that you don't have to go to dozens of different URLs to read headlines and updates from your favorite newspapers, blogs, websites, etc.

Use Google Reader, Bloglines or one of the other many feed readers out there to get all that content together in one place for your convenience.


What are RSS feeds ?

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.

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 is an RSS feed ?

RSS is an acronym for "Really Simple Syndication." RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blogs; it is a method of distributing links. RSS is based on XML, a widely used standard for textual-information exchange between applications on the Internet.

RSS is a standard format for syndicating content on the Internet. The content can be anything! Often information contained in an RSS feed is syndicated on other sites which expands its reach.

Website visitors love RSS because they choose which feeds they wish to subscribe to, if at any point they are unhapy with the content contained in the RSS feed they simply unsubscribe and no longer receive notification of feed updates.

RSS is really a win, win for both subscribers and publishers.

In order to get a better understanding of how RSS works download an RSS reader or use a web aggregator and subscribe to an RSS feed (they are usually indicated by a small orange icon).

There are two simple steps to retrieve and play RSS feeds:

i. Choose a news reader: News readers check RSS feeds and give you access to any updates that been added to them. There are lots of different news readers and some are accessed using an Internet browser.

ii. Subscribe to RSS feeds: Click on the orange button that says RSS to get info you need to paste into your news reader to subscribe to the RSS feed.


What is rss for psp ?

it allows you to download videos imbedded in web pages such as google video.
hint: look up on wiki answers HOW TO PUT VIDEOS ON A PSP.


How do you send an RSS feed to your blog ?



Many of the popular blogging platforms out there have features that allow you to add an RSS feed to the sidebar of your blog template. Wordpress and Blogger are two.

Another way to do it is to find a third-party widget that you can add to the sidebar which will receive the feed. Dapper.net offers an excellent tool for creating RSS feeds and then turning them into html widgets for blogs.


Benefits to RSS Feeds

Benefits to RSS

RSS streamlines communication between publishers and readers. Since RSS has had a popularity surge, webmasters have been experimenting and using RSS feeds to deliver content in new and innovative ways. Typically, RSS feeds contain news headlines and content summaries. The content summaries contain just enough information without overwhelming the reader with superfluous details. If the reader is interested and wants additional information they can click on the item in the feed, accessing the website which contains additional details. RSS readers aggregate multiple feeds, making it easy for individuals to quickly scan information contained within each feed. Feeds are generally themed, allowing users to opt-in to feeds that are of interest.

The big benefit to RSS is that individuals opt-in to content of interest, totally controlling the flow of information that they receive. If the quality of the content in the feed declines, users simply remove the feed from their RSS reader and they will not receive any additional updates from that source. The RSS reader acts as an aggregator, allowing users to view and scan multiple content streams in a timely fashion.


RSS is a great supplemental communication method that does not burden the publisher with maintaining lists or following strict privacy guidelines. RSS feeds are compiled according to the user's choices, removing any burden that is placed on publishers of email newsletters. Publishers no longer need to be concerned with spam, privacy policies, and age guidelines.


Publishers using RSS as a communication vehicle are able to create keyword-rich, themed content, establishing trust, reputation, and ongoing communication with current and prospective customers.