Summary:
RSS and syndication (Really Simple Syndication en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS )
RSS is a family of formats which allow users to find out about updates to the content of RSS-enabled websites, blogs or podcasts without actually having to go and visit the site. Instead, information from the website (typically, a new story's title and synopsis, along with the originating website’s name) is collected within a feed (which uses the RSS format) and ‘piped’ to the user in a process known as syndication.
In order to be able to use a feed a prospective user must install a software tool known as an aggregatoror feed reader, onto their computer desktop. Once this has been done, the user must decide which RSS feeds they want to receive and then subscribe to them. The client software will then periodically check for updates to the RSS feed and keep the user informed of any changes.
Many websites have RSS feeds available- the problem sometimes is to find the subscribing link.
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