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| | "RSS", "XML", and "Atom", these are all "brands" of feeds. They provide a way for websites to distribute content well beyond just visitors using browsers. Feeds permit subscriptionn
| | | online publishing has made it really easy to not only publish regular updates to web-based content, but also keep track of a large number of your favorite websites or blogs, without having to remember to check each site manually or clutter your email inbox. You can now streamline your online experience by subscribing to specific content feeds and aggregating this information in one place to be read when you're ready. | | | If you want to browse and subscribe to feeds, you have many choices. Today, there are more than 2,000 different feed reading applications, also known as "news aggregators" (for text, mostly) or "podcatchers" (for podcasts). There are even readers that work exclusively on mobile devices.
A typical interface for a feed reader will display your feeds and the number of new (unread) entries within each of those feeds.
You can also organize your feeds into categories and even clip and save your favorite entries (with certain applications).
If you prefer, you can use an online, web-based service to track and manage feeds. Online services give you the advantage of being able to access your feed updates anywhere you can find a web browser. Also, upgrades and new features are added automatically.
| | | The new method for easily distributing online content is often called a web feed and the technical format that makes it possible is called RSS, which stands for Really Simple Syndication, Rich Site Summary, and/or Rockdale, Sandow, and Southern (Railroad) if you trust the good folks at AcronymFinder.com. RSS is based on XML, a widely used standard for textual information exchange between applications on the Internet. RSS feeds can be viewed as plain text files, but they're really designed for computer-to-computer communication.
| | | RSS is just one standard for expressing feeds as XML. Another well-known choice is Atom. Both formats have their boosters, and it doesn't appear that consolidation toward a single standard is imminent. However, most feed subscribers simply want fresh content and don't care at all about the underlying protocol. | | | This site generates its feeds through FeedBurner, using the SmartFeed Service, which makes any feed format readable on any subscriber device (including RSS, Atom and others.)
| | | This site uses the Feedburner e-mail subscription service to generate provide subscribed recipients updates to any of the rss feeds they wish to follow. By registering on the e-mail subscription links, readers receive daily updates on the posts in the previous 24 hours. |
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