RSS is relatively little understood, but hugely important as a mode of online dissemination and syndication. In the simplest of terms, RSS is a web page written in XML that is commonly generated when content on a web site is changed. RSS aggregators are relatively small software packages that reside on the desktop, or in a browser, or at another web site that monitor updates at the RSS sites and make the new content available to the subscriber.
Though the technology dates back to the early versions of Netscape, this is only now gaining momentum as increasingly people are seeking a technological solution to keeping abreast of topics and areas of interest.
The link on the header of this post is to a simple description of RSS. A more detailed site describing the technology is: http://www.rss-specifications.com/what-is-rss.htm
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- Ray
- Senior Fellow of UPCEA - University Professional and Continuing Education Association http://upcea.edu
Senior Fellow for Online Learning and Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois Springfield https://rayschroeder.com
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