RSS Explained

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. Some websites offer RSS as an alternative way of providing users with access to information. RSS allows you to obtain updated information from a website without visiting a website.

Instead, you subscribe to an RSS feed using a news reader or news aggregator. The news reader then regularly checks for updates and automatically downloads them to your computer. You then check your news reader software anytime to see what's new on the web sites or information topics to which you have subscribed.

RSS feeds are available from thousands of different websites. Most provide headlines and summaries of new information for quick review. If you want additional information, you can link directly to the website from the feed.