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What Is RSS?
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an open technology to allow
publishers to notify readers when new content is available. RSS documents
called "feeds" contain brief descriptions and links to content you are
interested in. RSS feeds are typically updated as soon as new information is
available and are therefore an up-to-date source for new information.
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How do I use RSS?
You can read RSS feeds from online services such as MyYahoo! or BlogLines, or
you can download client-based software to retrieve and store your RSS feeds. We
highly recommed NewsGator RSS Reader, which seamlessly integrates into
Microsoft Outlook for maximum convenience and access to your RSS feeds.
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Benefits of RSS include:
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RSS feeds allow you to subscribe to many different news sources and have all
the information come to one place - your RSS reader - allowing you to leverage
more information in less time.
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RSS is timely, allowing almost instant notification. There is no delay or
issues with spam filters as can happen with email.
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RSS does not use Email, so your email inbox is not cluttered.
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How to Subscribe to RSS Feeds
There are too many RSS readers for us to provide directions on how to use all
of them to subscribe to an RSS feed, however there are two basic methods
applied in most readers. You subscribe to a feed using the little orange RSS
icon  (the one we use) or XML icon 
or the new square RSS icon  . Right-click
on the icon and you will either have an option in the right-click menu to
subscribe to the feed, or you can select "Copy Shortcut" from the right-click
menu and paste the URL into your RSS reader to subscribe. Either way, at that
point you are done and ready to start receiving RSS feeds!
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| You can read more about RSS at
Wikipedia.
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