If you’re seeing that logo and wonder what it is, well, It’s an RSS.
RSS is often discussed in very technical terms- so my hope with this post is to describe RSS in plain language using general terms.
First, the “RSS” acronym itself isn’t that important- in fact, there is disagreement on what it actually stands for. The front runners are: Rich Site Summary and Really Simple Syndication. But again, don’t clutter your brain with that.
Here’s what you need to know about RSS: It allows you be notified when a web site has been updated.
Simple Video Explanation
or you can download the video from here (IIX Server) :
“RSS makes it possible for you to use a single tool to easily read news and posts from weblogs and news sites across the web. The news comes to you without using email.”
When you see the button or link, you’ve found the feed for that site. An RSS “feed” is the website’s way of alerting subscribers that the website has been updated. It feeds subscribers the latest updates that have occurred on the web site.
How do I use RSS? What do I need to “subscribe”?
When you find an RSS feed for a site you like, you will subscribe to the feed in order to be notified. You *must* have a tool that can read these RSS feeds- they swallow what the site is “feeding”.
These tools are often referred to as “News Aggregators“, “RSS Readers” or “News Readers“. There are an abundance of tools out there. I use Flock Feed Reader. You can choose from this top 10 RSS Reader for Windows : Top RSS Windows
The Future
Increasingly, all kinds of web sites are adding RSS feeds. For instance, I get notified when iTunes adds a new artist in the genre I like. In the future, more and more people will browse the web subscribing to RSS feeds for their favorite sites. And you can get notified from this blog’s update here 
Further, many think that the days of email newsletters are numbered because people will eventually use RSS instead.
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