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What Are Those Orange RSS or XML Buttons?
More than likely you have seen these strange looking orange buttons
on countless websites and wondered what the heck they were used for?
These buttons link to an RSS file that syndicates and updates
content on websites. Applications use these files to notify you when
new content is created or updated.
What is RSS? RSS is a syndication standard that
websites use to syndicate their content. It stands for :
'Really Simple Syndication'. Most people today refer to
RSS by this meaning. RSS is just basic hypertext code like xml
or html. Nowadays, RSS is usually associated with blogs or blogging
because Blogs use RSS Feeds to mass circulate their content.
Usually, an RSS Feed will consist of Headlines and Snippets of
information with links linking back to a website. Once
you are subscribed to an RSS Feed, you will be automatically updated
as new information comes online.
How Do I Use RSS? In order to access an RSS Feed
you will need an RSS Feed reader or aggregator. A popular way to
access and read RSS Feeds is through sites like MyYahoo or
MyMSN. Just press the MyYahoo button or any at the bottom of
this page and you will be
automatically subscribed to that site.
To Subscribe To a Free RSS reader
which will give you access to millions of Blogs currently
online and to keep you automatically updated when this site is added
to , simply click on a button of your choice below. |
