Really Simple Syndication/Rich Site Summary
What is RSS?
RSS Feed 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. Many libraries, news-related sites, blogs and other online publishers syndicate their content as an RSS Feed to whoever wants it.
Why RSS?
RSS feeds benefit publishers by letting them syndicate content automatically. Using RSS Feeds solve problem for people who regularly use the web. It allows them to easily stay informed by retrieving the latest content from the sites they are interested in. RSS feeds save time by not needing to visit each site individually. They ensure your privacy, by not needing to join each site's email newsletter to get the information you are interested in.
What Kind of Information Can You Get via RSS?
Probably more than you think:
- News of all kinds (NYT, Reuters, CNN, etc.)
- Blog posts
- Announcements (funding and news from NSF, news from professional organizations such as IEEE and AIBS, etc.)
- New books at a Library
- Saved searches in databases
- Tables of contents from journals (Science Advances, Science, PNAS, etc.)
Plenty of other kinds of RSS Feed content, here are a few:
- Feeds on Entertainment
- Feeds on Education
- Feeds from selected scientific publications(mostly ecology)
- Feeds on information technology
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