What Are RSS Feeds and What Are Feeds Good For?
What are RSS Feeds Anyway? First thing, RSS usually stands for really simple syndication. I have actually seen other definitions like rich site summary too. Either one is really corrrect. These files contain some of a website’s content with links back to that content. They also contain the website’s title and a general description. Most of the time, they are automatically updated when a website gets a new post or article, so in general, an RSS feed may contain the most recent articles that a website or blog has been updated with. The feed is not pretty, but is a plain file written in a format called XML. Most webmasters or internet visitors do not really need to know much about this. Basically, the feed has a portion of recent content with the visual distractions, like the website theme, stripped off. What are Website Feeds Good For? Most people think of these files as a way to syndicate content. They provide some big advantages for the content producer and the other sites who might us
