Is there any software available to interpret the RSS codes? If yes,which is the best among the free softwares?
2006-06-14 18:48:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
RSS is a family of web feed formats, specified in XML and used for Web syndication. RSS is used by (among other things) news websites, weblogs and podcasting. The abbreviation is variously used to refer to the following standards:
RSS = Really Simple Syndication
File extension: .rss, .xml
MIME type: application/rss+xml
Type of format: Syndication
Extended from: XML
2006-06-14 18:52:00 · answer #1 · answered by back2skewl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on who you ask, RSS stands for either "Rich Site Summary" or "Really Simple Syndication." But no matter what it's called, RSS is a new way to publish information online.
At the heart of the technology is special Web coding, called XML, that has been widely developed by the global online community over the past few years.
The XML code for RSS describes a new type of Web information called a "news feed." Essentially, the feeds can contain a summary and links of the new content on a Web site or anything else a creator desires to share. A company may publish an RSS feed that contains news of its latest products, for example.
Anyone — an online surfer or another Web site — can pick up the RSS codes and with the appropriate Web software display the information automatically.
The concept is similar to how a newswire service operates: Information published by one news organization can be "syndicated" — picked up and displayed — by any other news organization.
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What Do I Need to Receive RSS Feeds?
First, you need a so-called feed reader. Performing a search for "RSS Feed Readers" in any major online search engine such as Google.com or Yahoo! will produce a slew of software options — many of which are free or at little cost.
Once you've obtained a feed reader, subscribing to an RSS feed is as simple as looking for the appropriate XML code. Most Web sites that publish an RSS feed will display a tiny orange box or button labeled "RSS" or "XML."
Click the button and your Web browser typically goes to a page of cryptic code. Just copy the Web "address" or URL of that page and plug it into your feed reader. The software will then automatically retrieve and display that site's latest information.
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For getting RSS feeds... try the software frm the site given below.
2006-06-15 01:57:16 · answer #2 · answered by tachyon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RSS is a family of web feed formats, specified in XML and used for Web syndication. RSS is used by (among other things) news websites, weblogs and podcasting. The abbreviation is variously used to refer to the following standards:
* Really Simple Syndication (RSS 2.0)
* Rich Site Summary (RSS 0.91, RSS 1.0)
* RDF Site Summary (RSS 0.9 and 1.0)
Web feeds provide web content or summaries of web content together with links to the full versions of the content, and other metadata. RSS, in particular, delivers this information as an XML file called an RSS feed, webfeed, RSS stream, or RSS channel. In addition to facilitating syndication, web feeds allow a website's frequent readers to track updates on the site using an aggregator.
or you might want to say a quick way of getting information/media updated and received in record breaking time
2006-06-15 01:53:46 · answer #3 · answered by Jeff D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RSS stands for " Really Simple Syndication".
Use any search engine to find free RSS readers. I use Sharp and works for me.
2006-06-15 01:54:15 · answer #4 · answered by answer_guy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋