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Many times asked your self, what is RSS and how can I get more info about it.

Well, RSS is an Abbreviation for Real Simple Syndication [you probably searched for this already], but what you don’t know is what is it used for, and how can you use it.

The RSS as we know was first invented by Netscape to distribute information(news, stories, etc.) but they dropped the idea too soon, until some group started building some interpretation of what should be RSS with the name of Rich Site Summary. Time passed and they decided to let Harvard Law school be responsible to manage the RSS specification.

Actually the RSS is commonly known as RSS 2.0, or simply “Feed”, and still fits the same purpose as the original. It is specified using XML(a specification for creation of data formats) and can be read using specific software, often called “RSS Readers”, “Feed Readers” and even “aggregators”.

Why is RSS good for you?

(This is another question you already asked.)

If you go to a site very often to read the last news, or to that photographic gallery watch the recent photos, or whatever you do very often in web, RSS is good for you. Even those newsletter subscriptions you have probably can be tracked by RSS. You can, for example, use Google reader to track the updates on those sites, if they provide an RSS Feed. This saves you a lot of time, by not having to visit every site you want to know news. And you even save those visits you do to a site that doesn’t have any update. Not to mention that you have everything you’re interested in one single place.

Think about it and let me know what you think about RSS.

You can get more info at:

• http://www.whatisrss.com/
• http://www.rss-specifications.com/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS
• http://mashable.com/2007/06/11/rss-toolbox/ (if you’re curious about RSS applications)
• http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english (if you want an explanation video)