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What is RSS?
RSS stands for really simply syndication - at least that's the simple answer. It's an elegant standard that uses XML to make data more portable. Hence, you can markup data that you wish to publish, and other people can then subscribe to that data source, and retrieve your publication. RSS has become a hot standard on the Internet, because it makes sharing information more easy. You can publish, or "push" out, changes to your website - and you can control what is published.
RSS is great for sharing news and blog entries, but it can also be used as a method to share just about anything. You can develop web applications that utilize RSS to send business data, transactions, or events - whatever. Because it makes data more portable, it's another way to help web search engines find your data, and for people to view and use your data in meaningful ways.
RSS is popping up all over the web today. Since it can be taxing to browse to individual websites one at a time, RSS provides a newer model, where users can subscribe to multiple RSS feeds and use a single RSS reader to manage and view everything in one location.
To use an RSS news feeds, you need to find an RSS application. Many are free to download and use from the web. Microsoft's web browser, IE 7.0, will apparently include it's own RSS platform. You can then subscribe to one or more RSS feeds by clicking on the RSS or XML buttons at various websites. Moreover, developers can use the link tag to allow web browser's to automatically find RSS feeds in their web pages.
You can then copy the resulting URL into your RSS application. If your current web browser does not support RSS reading, it will show the raw XML data. Newer web browsers, however, will display the XML data in meaningful ways - short lists, key data fields and descriptions - with the latest data retrieved and cached for future use..
You can keep your RSS reader running while you're online, and you will receive a continuous stream of news stories and data throughout the day from all your favorite web sites. This will greatly enhance your web experience.
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