 AJMB : RSS Feeds
What is RSS?
RSS (most commonly translated as "Really Simple Syndication") is a family of web
feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news
headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format. An RSS document (which is
called a "feed", "web feed", or "channel") includes full or summarized text, plus
metadata such as publishing dates and authorship. Web feeds benefit publishers by
letting them syndicate content automatically. They benefit readers who want to subscribe
to timely updates from favored websites or to aggregate feeds from many sites into
one place. RSS feeds can be read using software called an "RSS reader", "feed reader",
or "aggregator", which can be web-based, desktop-based, or mobile-device-based.
A standardized XML file format allows the information to be published once and viewed
by many different programs. The user subscribes to a feed by entering into the reader
the feed's URI – often referred to informally as a "URL" (uniform resource locator),
although technically the two terms are not exactly synonymous – or by clicking an
RSS icon in a browser that initiates the subscription process. The RSS reader checks
the user's subscribed feeds regularly for new work, downloads any updates that it
finds, and provides a user interface to monitor and read the feeds.
More Information and Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)
AJMB RSS Feeds
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