RSS Explained

What is RSS?
RSS is an acronym for Really Simple Syndication. RSS feeds are an easy and efficient way to receive notification when new information is available in a specific area of interest.

How Can I Benefit From RSS?
RSS feeds save time, allowing users to receive notification only when new content is available. Web site visitors choose the information they wish to subscribe to and can unsubscribe from any feed at any point.

How Do I Subscribe to RSS Feeds?
First you will need an RSS feed reader (also called a news aggregator) there are a number of RSS readers available. RSS readers are simply programs that display the contents of an RSS feed in an easy to read format.

Once you have an RSS reader you simply click the icon or a link to the RSS feed and paste it into your RSS reader. Some readers will auto detect the presence of an RSS feed on a website and you can optionally choose to subscribe.

Detailed explanation of how to subscribe to RSS Feeds:

In order to subscribe to an RSS feed or newsfeed you will need two things, an RSS reader (also known as a news aggregator) and url (web address) of the RSS feed that you wish to subscribe.

1. Download a News Aggregator / RSS Reader
   
2. Locate the web address (url) of the RSS feed (XML file) that you wish to subscribe. A news aggregator or RSS reader is a software application that collects and displays news headlines and summaries from sources that you have designated. An RSS feed is an XML document that contains the news headlines and summaries.
   
3. Install the feed reader or news aggregator on the computer
   
4. Insert the url of the news feed (there is usually an "add feed" button)
   
5. Many of the news readers will allow you to set the interval that the software will look for a feed update others simply update daily.
   
6. The information in the feed will be updated when the feed contains new content.

The following links will help you choose your preferred RSS reader::