What is an RSS feed?

I see RSS everywhere, what does it mean?

What is an RSS feed?
RSS is an abbreviation of, amongst slight variations - Real Simple Syndication. Basically it's a news feed. If you have an RSS reader then you get news and updates directly delivered to you without having to go and look for updates. Have a look at the link below.
Reply:An RSS feed is a website bookmark that will update when the webmaster updates their site.
Reply:The above answers are correct. Additionaly, RSS is built with XML, a language that can be rendeded like HTML, but can be made however someone wants it to be (with some rules). RSS is a varaition of XML, formatted so readers can get the information. Information is formatted as items in RSS, and each one is dated. When your reader gets the feed, it checks to see if there are any items that it does not have, and it will alert you of what is new. This way, you can always get the new, up to date, interesting information instead of browsing for it. You can check 100's of feeds for updated content with the push of a button.





IE7 has feeds integrated right into it's browser.





Most CMS's also publish feeds automatically as web content is published, making new information via RSS come as quick as the web.
Reply:Really Simple Syndication





Imagine a news website - like Reuters. Instead of going there everyday to read the headlines, you can have the headlines stream to your RSS reader (a plugin for your browser, or a website that supports RSS feeds). Click on one and you can read the full story. The feed updates itself, so you never have to go back to Reuters website to see when there's new stories. You can usually customize these, so if you only wanted sports stories, you can have them stream right to you.





Check out www.netvibes.com





You can have hundreds of RSS feeds stream right onto 1 page