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What is RSS
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and is an excellent way to keep track of numerous blogs and websites. RSS allows users to gather updated posts from various sites, including news, blogs, podcasts, wikis and more.
RSS is coded in xml and the file is then added to an RSS reader which regularly checks the website that the file is from automatically notifying the RSS reader of updated content. This wiki has an RSS feed for recent changes (wiki feed)
Feeds can usually be spotted on web sites by looking for links titled RSS, RSS 1.0, RSS 2.0, Atom, or various small icons usually red or orange in color for example
RSS Readers
RSS readers come in two flavors - web based and computer based.
web based
Web based readers include bloglines, google reader, and others.
computer based
There are a number of different pieces of software that one can install on their computer for reading RSS feeds. Some browsers including firefox come with built in RSS readers or have extensions, such as sage, which have increased functionality.
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