What is RSS?
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. RSS allows you to identify web content you like and have it delivered directly to your web browser or news reader whenever it's updated, so you no longer need to visit each web site individually to check for updated content. Not all web sites currently provide RSS feeds, but it is growing rapidly in popularity.
How do I start using RSS feeds?
You will need access to a news reader. This can be a web-based service like My Yahoo!, a web browser plug-in, an RSS-enabled web browser or a seperate downloadable application. All allow you to display and subscribe to the RSS feeds you want. Once you have chosen a news reader, all you have to do is to decide what content you want. When you visit a web site that supports RSS you will notice clickable links, sometimes with an orange RSS or XML button and/or buttons representing RSS services like My Yahoo!.
If you click on an RSS button you can subscribe to the feed in various ways, including by dragging the URL of the RSS feed into your news reader or by cutting and pasting the same URL into a new feed in your news reader.
Some web browsers - including Firefox, Opera and Safari - can automatically pick up RSS feeds for you.
How do I get a News Reader?
There is a wide range of news readers available for all of the popular operating systems, some are listed below.
Web Services
Bloglines
My Yahoo!
Newsburst
NewsGator
Pluck
Rojo
Microsoft Windows
Awasu
FeedDemon
Newz Crawler
Apple Mac OS X
NetNewsWire
Newsfire
