About RSS

RSS, or 'Really Simple Syndication', is an Internet standard document format that allows for easy sharing of information such as news headlines and other web content.

You can usually tell if a web site provides an RSS feed by orange 'RSS' or 'XML' icons that link to their feeds.

RSS is an alternative view of a web page that allows you to subscribe and read the content in RSS newsreader software. Whenever the web page is updated your newsreader will automatically display the new item.

There are many news readers available and many are free. Some news readers are programs you download and install on your computer. Others are web-based services that you access with your web browser.

Go to the Open Directory website. Type 'RSS reader' in the Search box to find a list of RSS readers - one that best suits your needs.