What is RSS?

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary.

RSS is an xml-based format which allows web publishers to create and disseminate feeds of data, based on the content of their website.

RSS feeds contain article headlines, links and descriptions. The feeds are updated as the website is updated.

Readers can view the content of the RSS feeds using specialist news readers which allow people to view feeds from multiple sources. Some browsers, including Firefox, Opera, Safari and Maxthon, also have functionality which automatically picks up RSS feeds for you. In Firefox, RSS is called Live Bookmarks - for more information about how to use Live Bookmarks, click here.

It is also reported that Microsoft's next version of Internet Explorer will refer to RSS as Web Feeds.

A list of available news readers, compatible with RSS 2.0, can be found here.