About RSS 
RSS (short for "rich site summary" or "really simple syndication") is an XML-based format for content distribution that includes headlines, summaries, and links back to the source website. You view RSS feeds in a newsreader application, an RSS-capable browser, or on a personalized web page. RSS can help you stay up-to-date with your favorite web sources, providing an indicator when new content appears.
If you're unfamiliar with news feeds, here's a suggestion on getting started. Download a reader such as FeedDemon (Windows) or NetNewsWire (Macintosh). Then, copy and paste the URL of the news feed into the application's "subscribe" dialogue.
Additional RSS readers (by no means an exhaustive list):
- Bloglines (free, web-based)
- Google Reader (free, web-based)
- Pluck (free, web-based, plugins for Firefox and IE also available)
- My Yahoo! (free, web-based)
- Sage (free, Firefox browser extension)
- FeedReader (free, Windows platform)
- NewzCrawler ($24.95, Windows platform)
Modern browsers such as Firefox and Opera for all platforms, Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP and higher, Safari 2.0 for Mac OS 10.4 and higher also support RSS. Some email programs, such as Mozilla Thunderbird, also function as RSS readers.
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