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.
Feed Reader or News Aggregator software allow you to grab the RSS feeds from various sites and display them for you to read and use.
A
variety of RSS Readers are available for different platforms. Some popular feed readers include
Amphetadesk (Windows, Linux, Mac),
FeedReader (Windows), and
Blogbot (Windows - integrates with Outlook).
Once you have your Feed Reader, it is a matter of finding
sites that syndicate content and adding their RSS feed to the list of feeds your Feed Reader checks. Many sites display a small icon with the acronyms RSS, XML, or RDF to let you know a feed is available.
