Introduction to RSS
Added 28 Jul 2008
RSS is a format for syndicating news and the content of news-like
sites, including major news sites like Wired, news-oriented community
sites like Slashdot, and personal weblogs. But it's not just for
news. Pretty much anything that can be broken down into discrete items
can be syndicated via RSS: the "recent changes" page of a wiki, a
changelog of CVS checkins, even the revision history of a book. Once
information about each item is in RSS format, an RSS-aware program can
check the feed for changes and react to the changes in an appropriate
way.
RSS-aware programs called news aggregators are popular in the weblogging community. Many weblogs make content available in RSS. A news aggregator can help you keep up with all your favorite weblogs by checking their RSS feeds and displaying new items from each of them.
RSS-aware programs called news aggregators are popular in the weblogging community. Many weblogs make content available in RSS. A news aggregator can help you keep up with all your favorite weblogs by checking their RSS feeds and displaying new items from each of them.