Why would I want to use RSS Feed?

Question

I surf alot. I've tried to understand what RSS is and still dont understand why i would want to use it. Am I missing something? What is the reason for RSS and what type of person typically use it?

Answer 1

Try searching for an "RSS Directory" in the search engine.
YouTube has videos explaining RSS.
You can display and provide links for your Y!A questions, your starred questions, and the news that interests you on your Y!360 and MySpace pages with an RSS feed.
http://myspace.com/22449233
http://rssonmyspace.com
http://springwidgets.com / express / getFeed/
The feed for my questions in MySpace updates faster than the one in my Y!360.

Find your list of questions.
To the right of your most recent question you will see the RSS link.
Click on it with the right button then left click on copy shortcut (URL).
Or you can double click the RSS link and then copy the URL from your address bar.
In your Y!360 click "My Page."
http://360.yahoo.com/
Click "Add a Feed (via RSS)" or click "Edit Feeds."
Right click on one of the three boxes then left click on paste (the short cut - URL).
Then save.

You can also display information from:
Yahoo! News (for specific subjects like your state, country, or corporation)
http://news.yahoo.com/rss
MSN News
BBC News
Craigslist, Digg, Netflix, YouTube, and many periodicals,
and blogs from MySpace, Y!360 and other blog websites.

Answer 2

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).

Answer 3

RSS 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

Answer 4

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. You can see news or other information quick without going to the News website. But sometimes you can see other things, or products release too. But you need to save the RSS Address link. Use it if you want convenience to see the news or some other informations (e.g. Release of products news).

Answer 5

With RSS you decide which sites you want sending their articles and information to you. There is no concern for junk mail filters or being blasted with advertisements.

RSS news feeds are stored in their own folders for easy access. You see the actual web or blog page that the messages are written on, complete with the navigation links, just as if you were at their website.

RSS can be used for blog articles and podcasts, so you do not even have to be at your computer to get them; you can subscribe using your Blackberry or other Personal Digital Assistant (PDA).

Answer 6

I think it may be simpler view of a page without using so much bandwith...but I am not really sure either...