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What is RSS?
By Psyche | April 13, 2008
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If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It’s a technology which allows people to receive automatic updates when new content is posted on blogs, news headlines, podcasts, or any website that publishes a feed.
Software that reads an RSS feed is alternately called an RSS reader, feed catcher, or news aggregator. Subscription is free, and there are many ways to subscribe.
Most newer browsers have feed catchers embedded in them already, while others have plugins that can be added on. I use infoRSS for Firefox, but there are many options available. Or there websites such as Bloglines and Google Reader which allow users to subscribe to feeds that can be accessed from anywhere. Wikipedia has a list of feed aggregators here.
The orange image on the left is a standard icon used to indicate that a feed is published by a website. Some browsers will show it in the address line, and clicking on it will give you the option to subscribe to the feed.
Plutonica.net has a feed for entries and another for comments posted to the blog - you can even subscribe through LiveJournal or via e-mail.
Subscription methods:
- Feed for Entries
- Feed for Comments
- LiveJournal Feed
- E-mail Feed
Do you use an RSS reader? How many feeds do you subscribe to?
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April 13th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Thank you for that informative and nonjudgmental post, Psyche. There is often a bias against people online who aren’t as 1337 as others, even though one’s Magickal & Mystical Experiences & Knowledge are just as valid, even if they don’t understand the Tools of Delivery as well as others.
Xi O’Teaz, who has been working very hard at increasing his Technomancy and e!337 skillz recently
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Psyche reply on April 14th, 2008:
It’s a great tool, and infinitely easier than remembering to track various bookmarks. RSS allows you to receive automatic updates to sites when they occur in one place, rather than relying on your memory to check back.
Kinda makes me wonder how I managed before ;)
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