What is RSS?

  • RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication
  • RSS allows you to syndicate your site content
  • RSS defines an easy way to share and view headlines and content
  • RSS files can be automatically updated
  • RSS allows personalized views for different sites
  • RSS is written in XML

Why use RSS?

  • RSS was designed to show selected data.
  • Without RSS, users will have to check your site daily for new updates. This may be too time-consuming for many users. With an RSS feed (RSS is often called a News feed or RSS feed) they can check your site faster using an RSS aggregator (a site or program that gathers and sorts out RSS feeds).
  • Since RSS data is small and fast-loading, it can easily be used with services like cell phones or PDA's.
  • Web-rings with similar information can easily share data on their web sites to make them better and more useful.