What is RSS?

RSS, which stands for Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication, is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. Many news-related sites, weblogs and other online publishers syndicate their content as an RSS Feed to whoever wants it.

• Really Simple Syndication (RSS 2.0)
• Rich Site Summary (RSS 0.91, RSS 1.0)
• RDF Site Summary (RSS 0.9 and 1.0)

Reasons for using RSS

RSS solves a problem for people who regularly use the web. It allows you to easily stay informed by retrieving summaries of the latest content from the sites you are interested in. You save time by not needing to visit each site individually. You ensure your privacy, by not needing to join each site's email newsletter. The number of sites offering RSS feeds is growing rapidly and includes big names like Yahoo News and Amazon.com.

RSS Links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)
http://www.whatisrss.com/
http://www.webreference.com/authoring/languages/xml/rss/intro/

RSS Readers

reddit - Web-based
Bloglines - Web-based
NetNewsWire - OSX
Sharp Reader - Windows
Straw - Linux