2007-03-19 13:23:02 · 3 answers · asked by crazyjackrt 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
RSS - Really Simple Syndication
RSS is an acronym, which stands for Really Simple Syndication and sometimes it is also referred to as Rich Site Summary. It is essentially a tool you can use to have news related headlines and announcements, delivered directly to you, rather than having to go look for it. RSS makes use of a certain code that constantly scans a website for updated content and then broadcasts those updates to all subscribers through a feed. These RSS feeds will contain the Date, Title, a Brief Description of the content and a Link to click on to read more of the article.
More and more sites are now offering RSS feeds, which can be identified by a small orange button that says either or - However, if you click one of these links, you will most likely get a page full of code in your browser.
2007-03-19 13:26:46 · answer #1 · answered by G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lightweight XML format for distributing news headlines and other content on the Web.
How does it work? A Web site can allow other sites to publish some of its content by creating an RSS document and registers the document with an RSS publisher. A web publisher can post a link to the rss feed so users can read the distributed content on his/her site. Syndicated contentcan can include news feeds, listings of events, stories, headlines, etc
2007-03-20 15:50:23 · answer #2 · answered by Smutty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi crazyjackrt,
RSS is excellent for news hounds that like to be up on the latest updates found at web page sites. I use the Mac OS X's Safari that offers RSS support. Under my tabs area there's a whole bunch of numbers next to each tab. You click on the tab and you get a list of news headlines, new articles, plus a short synopsis for each. You click on the hyperlink for a thorough text or story.
2007-03-19 21:28:02 · answer #3 · answered by rickrudge 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋