RSS (Really Simple Syndication) allows users to subscribe to frequently updated content like news sites and blogs, receiving brief updates in a centralized location. It works by websites publishing RSS feeds that aggregator programs collect and display for the user, saving them the trouble of visiting numerous sites individually. Creating RSS feeds involves following standards to inform aggregators how to read the feed and integrate it into existing publishing systems.

1. Section B
How RSS Works

2. Introduction to How RSS Works (1)
● One way to keep track of it all has grown very
popular since its introduction in 1997: RSS.
● Short for Really Simple Syndication , RSS is a
way to subscribe to a source of information,
such as a Web site, and get brief updates
delivered to you.

3. Introduction to How RSS Works (2)
● Some Web-browsing software automatically
detects RSS feeds.
● 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.
● Some sites have multiple feeds for the same
page with different versions of RSS or a
competing standard, Atom.

4. RSS Reader
● Reading RSS feeds can be a great time-saver.
● Reading feeds requires a few simple things,
many of which you already have.
● You'll need a computer -- or compatible
electronic device -- and an Internet connection.
● After that, you need something that can read, or
aggregate, RSS files.
● Aggregators collect and interpret RSS feeds in
one location.

5. Aggregator
● Aggregators take many forms.
● When you use a current-generation Web
browser to visit blogs or news sites, you'll
probably see the square orange logo that
indicates the presence of an RSS feed.
● Depending on what kind of site you're visiting,
you may even see a link with a whole list of
feeds.

6. Creating RSS Feeds
● RSS isn't really that different from a normal
Web site.
● RSS uses the World Wide Web Consortium's
Resource Description Framework as a guide to
tell a feed aggregator how to read the file.
● News organizations and other Web sites that
publish with their own proprietary systems have
to build RSS into their Web code.