RSS

=RSS=

//From Wikipedia....//


 * RSS** (most commonly translated as "Really Simple Syndication" but sometimes "Rich Site Summary") 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. The user subscribes to a feed by entering into the reader the feed's URI 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.

Although RSS formats have evolved since March 1999, the RSS icon ("") first gained widespread use between 2005 and 2006.

Google Tools that use the RSS concept:
 * [|Google Alerts]
 * [|Google Reader]
 * [|iGoogle]

Other feed aggregators I'd recommend:
 * [|Net Vibes]
 * [|Pageflakes]

Web-based services
 * [|Beefeeds]
 * [|Bloglines]
 * [|Breeveo]
 * [|Cheetah News]
 * [|Daylife]
 * [|Fastladder]
 * [|Feed43]
 * [|Genwi]
 * [|Google News]
 * [|Google Reader]
 * [|Guzzle.it]
 * [|iGoogle]
 * [|Imooty.eu]
 * [|Jurnalo]
 * [|Live.com]
 * [|Leap Anywhere]
 * [|mDigger]
 * [|Newsknowledge]
 * [|Newser]
 * [|Netvibes]
 * [|Pageflakes]
 * [|Rojo.com]
 * [|Spokeo]
 * [|The Daily Reviewer]
 * [|Yahoo!]