RSS (Really Simple Syndication) allows users to subscribe to frequently updated content like blogs and news sites through feeds that provide headlines and summaries of new articles. When subscribed, these feeds can be accessed through an RSS reader or aggregator to keep track of updates from multiple sites in one place across devices without needing to visit each site individually. Creating RSS feeds involves publishing simple text files from a blog or site that contain standard XML elements informing aggregators where to find new content updates.

1. How RSS Works Introduction to How RSS Works If you're addicted to the constant flow of data that we know as the Internet, you're not going to be able to manage it without some help. One way to keep track of it all has grown very popular since its introduction in 1997: RSS.

2. These sources are called feeds. When you subscribe, you‘ll get a feed -- often a series of headlines and brief summaries -- of all the articles published on that particular Web page. Don't feel badly if you haven't heard of RSS -- you may have already come into contact with it without knowing its name. we'll take a look at how the format got its start and what it was designed to do.

3. How RSS Works Reading RSS feeds can be a great time-saver You'll need a computer -- or compatible electronic device -- and an Internet connection 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.

4. 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. Whether you read at home or at work, you'll be receiving the same information. If you want your national news in one folder and your gardening blogs in a separate folder, you can do that.

5. Creating RSS Feeds RSS isn't really that different from a normal Web site. In fact, they're the same in one respect: Both are simple text files on Web servers. Since RSS is based on XML, however, the document contains information that tells the aggregator where to look for the standard upon which it's based.

6. These weblog programs include everything needed to publish a feed: the address, title, meta and other necessary information are all included for you. news organizations and other Web sites that publish with their own proprietary systems have to build RSS into their Web code. You can do this, too, though it will involve learning how to write a programming language.