RSS is an acronym for Rich Site Summary or Real Simple Syndication and was created by Netscape in XML format in order to organize content from one site and delivery it to other sites. RSS readers can provide alerts to users about updates on websites the readers do the work for you by collecting feeds from sites that you have visited and then combine them into one place, and delivers them to the user. The more sites you visit, the more you benefit from using RSS. RSS is helpful for those websites that are updated frequently like News Sites (New York Times) RSS links or feeds include a title, description and a link to the particular web page
There are several versions of RSS, but almost all applications that handle RSS feeds can read all the different versions. You can find several RSS readers for free on the internet, but you can also pay for RSS services.
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3 comments:
Thanks for posting this summary and article. I have yet to set up an RSS reader. Do you use one? If so, are the feeds automatically cleared over time, or is it like email where you have to spend a lot of time picking through and deleting?
I'd love to hear about anyone's experiences with RSS feeds/readers so far!
No I have never even heard of it unitl I started this research. Our group this week is talking about how RSS readers could aid a Webquest, or if it would just replace it. I am looking forward to doing more research on this subject. :-)
I liked how the author described how to add an RSS feed to a blog or other website. I knew it could be done, I just didn't know how.
I have RSS feeds set up through my outlook account and have received some really interesting information. I particulary enjoy Boing Boing but it does have at least 40 different posts on any given day.
I look forward to reading more about this technology over the next few weeks.
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