What is an RSS Newsfeed
News feeds allow you to see when websites have added new content. You
can get the latest headlines and video in one place, as soon as its published,
without having to visit the websites you have taken the feed from. Feeds
are also known as RSS. There is some discussion as to what RSS stands
for, but most people plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'. In essence,
the feeds themselves are just web pages, designed to be read by computers
rather than people.
How do I start using feeds?
In general, the first thing you need is something called a news reader.
This is a piece of software that checks the feeds and lets you read any
new articles that have been added. There are many different versions,
some of which are accessed using a browser, and some of which are downloadable
applications.
Browser-based news readers let you catch up with your RSS feed subscriptions
from any computer, whereas downloadable applications let you store them
on your main computer, in the same way that you either download your e-mail
using Outlook, or keep it on a web-based service like Hotmail.
Once you have chosen a news reader, all you have to do is to decide what
content you want it to receive.
How do I get a news reader?
There is a range of different news readers available and new versions
are appearing all the time.
Different news readers work on different operating systems, so you will
need to choose one that will work with your computer.
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