RSS defines Really Simple Syndication. It is the easiest way to distribute the list of headlines, update notice, and sometimes content to a wide number of people as well as it is used by computer programs that organize those headlines and notice for easy reading.
What problem does RSS solve?
Most people are interested in many websites whose content changes on an unpredictable schedule. Examples of such websites are news sites, community and religious organization information pages, product information pages, medical websites, and web logs. Repeatedly checking each website to see if there is any new content can be very tedious.
Email notification of changes was an early solution to solve this problem. Unfortunately, when you receive email notifications from multiple websites they are usually disorganized and can get overwhelming, and are often mistaken for spam.
RSS is the best way to be notified of changed and new content. The notifications of changes to multiple websites are handled easily, and the results are presented to you well organized and distinct from email.
How does RSS work?
RSS works by website author having and maintain a list of notifications on their website in a standard way. This type of list notification is called RSS Feed. Special computer programs called “RSS aggregators” have been developed that automatically access the RSS feeds of websites you care about on your behalf and organize the results for you. RSS feeds and aggregators are also sometimes called RSS Channels and RSS Readers. People who are interested in finding out the latest headlines or changes can check this list.
Producing an RSS feed is very simple and hundreds of thousands of websites now provide this feature, including major news organizations like the New York Times, the BBC, and Reuters, as well as many web logs. You use some sites will automatically show the RSS link in the address bar, sometimes there should be a RSS icon somewhere on the blog this should be link to the feed and also it depends upon he browser.
A feed is a special software functions that allows feed readers to access a site, automatically looking for new content and then posting the information about new content and updates to another site. This provides a way for users to keep up with the latest and hottest information posted on different blogging sites.