RSS (Really Simple Syndication) allows users to subscribe to frequently updated content like news websites and get headlines and summaries delivered directly to their feed reader. When browsing the web, browsers will display icons indicating if a site has an active RSS feed available. RSS readers collect headlines from many sites in one place, making it more efficient than visiting each site individually. The popularity of RSS feeds has led companies like Yahoo and Google to incorporate feed readers into their products and services.

1. Introduction to How RSS Works(1)
 RSS is a way to subscribe to a source of
information, such as a Web site, and get
brief updates delivered to you. This lets
you scan the articles on the page more
efficiently. Some Web-browsing software
automatically detects RSS feeds.

2. Introduction to How RSS Works(2)
 Firefox and Opera display the now-common
square orange badge for a Web feed in the
browser's address bar when they find RSS
feeds on a site.
 Safari shows a blue rectangle with "RSS"
written in white letters.
 Those emblems show the presence of active
RSS feeds on a site to help you get
started.

3. RSS Reader(1)
 Reading RSS feeds can be a great time-
saver. In the time it takes you to scan
whole Web pages for information, you can
review headlines from dozens of sites all
collected in one place.
 You may end up spending just reading feeds
as you used to on regular Web sites.

4. RSS Reader(2)
 You don't have to switch programs when you
want to catch up on your feed reading, and
you don't have to switch back to your
aggregator if you run across a great site
which you'd like to follow.

5. Popularity of RSS feeds
 The popularity of RSS feeds has encouraged
companies that offer personal home pages,
such as Yahoo! and Google, to incorporate
feed readers into their products.
 If you have a MyYahoo! or iGoogle page,
you can add your feeds there.

6. Creating RSS Feeds
 RSS tags tell your aggregator how to
display the feed on your screen.
 RSS uses the World Wide Web Consortium's
Resource Description Framework (RDF) as a
guide to tell a feed aggregator how to
read the file.