subject: presumptions concerning what RSS stands for [print this page] presumptions concerning what RSS stands for
I believe your car radio has a number of stations built in. Definitely these stations meet your interests and needs. A handful could present your preferred music and maybe a station which reports on traffic. When you programme these stations in your radio, you are able to retrieve them with just a push of the button. Thus, you do not have to search each time you wish to tune in.
The same can be done for one's web browsing with RSS. Instead of opening a large amount of emails or going through web pages in the hopes of obtaining some information which is beneficial that you are able to subscribe to RSS feeds from those who possess something interesting to say.
The RSS reader will provide you a heading and maybe one or two lines from the recent updates. Then, you can choose if you want to continue reading or not, similar to how you glance through the headings in newspapers till you notice an article that interests you.
RSS feeds are accessible concerning almost all topics you can think of. It does not matter if you wish to stay abreast in regards to happenings throughout the world or even the most recent ins and outs; you would discover numerous feeds that meet your fancy. If you happen to change your tastes or the quality level of the subject matter decreases, you are able to simply remove the RSS feed from your reader. No longer do you have to opt out of email lists, bearing "follow up" auto responder messages, simply an immediate on/off access to information that is worthy of your awareness.
This is positive news as with the increase of reputation of RSS feeds, the publishers of these feeds need to be constantly at their peak. They understand that it does not take much for a person to move a different direction. Of course you would not continue purchasing a newspaper or magazine that does not interest you, right? This goes to show that the quality level of a feed is basically very high which is definitely a good move in the growth of the Internet.
Searching for feeds is relatively simple. When you come across a webpage or blog that interests you, just try looking for an XML or RSS button which is normally blue or orange. However, if you click on the button, the site you are brought to is in HTML format. You would need a RSS reader to comprehend it. Take notice of the URL in the browser window which is located at the top of your screen.
Thus, now that RSS feeds is attainable from a wide spectrum of topics to specialized areas, the Internet offers what it initially had to do distribute information that is of high quality and relevance instantaneously.
