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Main article: History of web syndication technology The RSS reader checks the user's feeds regularly for new information and can automatically download it, if that function is enabled. Users subscribe to feeds either by entering a feed's URI into the reader or by clicking on the browser's feed icon. RSS feed data is presented to users using software called a news aggregator and the passing of content is called web syndication. RSS formats are specified using a generic XML file.Īlthough RSS formats have evolved from as early as March 1999, it was between 20 when RSS gained widespread use, and the (" ") icon was decided upon by several major web browsers. An RSS document (called "feed", "web feed", or "channel") includes full or summarized text, and metadata, like publishing date and author's name.

Websites usually use RSS feeds to publish frequently updated information, such as blog entries, news headlines, episodes of audio and video series, or for distributing podcasts.

News aggregators (or "RSS readers") can be built into a browser, installed on a desktop computer, or installed on a mobile device. Subscribing to RSS feeds can allow a user to keep track of many different websites in a single news aggregator, which constantly monitor sites for new content, removing the need for the user to manually check them. RSS ( RDF Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication) is a web feed that allows users and applications to access updates to websites in a standardized, computer-readable format. Many readers are separate, "stand-alone" programs other services will let you add RSS feeds to a Web page.Updates of a website and its related metadata ( web feed) A number of free and commercial RSS readers are available for download. RSS readers will download and display RSS feeds for you. Some browsers, including Firefox, Opera and Safari, automatically check for RSS feeds when you visit a website, and display an icon when they find one. If you click on the button you can drag the URL of the RSS feed into your news reader or copy and paste the same URL into your news reader. You can normally tell if a site has an RSS feed if you see these icons All you then have to do is choose which RSS feeds you want: for instance, an RSS feed of all the latest Meeting Documents of a specific ITU Study Group. This displays RSS information feeds from your chosen websites on your computer.

In general you need to get hold of a program called a News Reader. The ITU now offers some RSS feeds (or channels). Instead of you having to go to websites to see if they've written a new article or document, you can use RSS (which stands for Really Simple Syndication) to get them to tell you every time they have something new. RSS is an easy way for you to keep updated automatically on websites you like.