Using RSS Feed
The way of delivering web contents or blogs on regular basis to subscribers is called RSS feeds. It is short for rich site summary. In delivering their content to subscribers, online publishers, weblogs and other sites use it. The most convenient way for web users to keep track of the sites they are interested in is the RSS feeds. This is because every time there is a new content, the subscriber is automatically fed with the content. Therefore, you will be notified of new announcement, news or anything about the site by simply subscribing using the RSS feed. Needless to say it keeps you up to date without having to constantly check all your favorite sites for their latest information or news. Moreover, you will not be required to join the email newsletter of the site so you do not have to worry about your privacy.
This is the newest way of delivering information to the regular web user and a lot of sites offer it. You can use FeedReader, Amphetadesk and News Aggregator, if you are thinking of what software you need to read the feeds. Bloglines, Goolge Reader and other sites are web based feed readers. After you have chosen your feed reader, you now find your favorite sites and add them to the list of your feeds. If you want to know if a site is offering feeds, just look for the small icons with XML, RDF or RSS acronyms.
RSS feeds also has different versions like other web based technology. Its versions are categorized into two groups. The first is the RDF or RSS 1 and the second is the RSS 2. The RSS 1, which was the original RSS of Nescape includes the RSS 0.90. Then there is also the RSS 1.0, which is an open format. And of course, lastly there is the similar open format like its previous version but not endorsed by the RSS Dev Working Group, the RSS 1.1.
The RSS 2 has the RSS 0.91, which is the simple version of the original Netscape RSS. Then there are the versions compatible with 0.91 Winer version and with each other, the RSS 0.92 to 0.94. Then lastly there is the RSS 2.0.1, which is an international version. Most sites support the two types of versions so you will not have any problem reading your feeds. If you are among the web users who have different and many interests you should try using RSS feeds. You will be surprised at how the feeds can save you time by instead of visiting regularly your favorite sites.
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