Putting+It+All+Together+(RSS)

Putting It All Together (RSS): What is RSS?

 * Techie Definition:** "RSS is a family of XML file formats for web syndication used by news websites and weblogs. They are used to provide items containing short descriptions of web content together with a link to the full version of the content. This information is delivered as an XML file called RSS feed, webfeed, RSS stream, or RSS channel." ([|Wikipedia])


 * Practical Definition:** "It is an alternative means of accessing the vast amount of information that now exists on the world wide web. Instead of the user browsing websites for information of interest, the information is sent directly to the user." ([|ePolitix.com])

RSS is everywhere. Have you seen these symbols? or or If you have, it means that you can subscribe to an information source provided on that page. That way, whenever there is an update to that page (new information, new blog post, new photos, etc), you will receive an update in your RSS reader.


 * Popular RSS Readers:**
 * [|Bloglines]
 * [|Google Reader] (see [|Demo])


 * Uses:**
 * Subscribe to a weblog (like [|Couros Blog]∞)
 * keeping up with the [|latest news]
 * subscribe to a podcast (like [|Computer Networking]∞)
 * subscribe to a Flickr feed by username or by tag!!
 * track changes to a wiki (like this one!)
 * keep track of someone's bookmarking (here are [|Donna's]∞) or all bookmarks with a specific tag (like [|readwriteweb]∞)
 * display an RSS feed on a wiki page (this is not a feature of all wiki software) - [|ReadWriteWebLinks]
 * Download "[|100+ Web 2.0 Ideas for Educators: A Guide to RSS and More]"