RSS stands for ‘Really Simple Syndication’ – and it genuinely is really simple!
Basically, most blogs or websites these days will create something called an RSS feed, and that is a single file which contains information about any new posts, blogs or pages which have been added to the site in question.
To an everyday web user, this file might look a bit strange, which is where a ‘feed reader’ comes in very useful.
So what is a feed reader?
A feed reader is a piece of software that lets you store a collection of all of your favourite feeds from different websites. They all operate slightly differently, but the end result is usually the same: you get to see a constantly updated list of news from all of your favourite websites, all in one place.
This means you don’t have to jump around all over the internet to get all of the latest news you are interested in, it saves both time and effort. Plus, with feed readers now appearing in a wide range of internet browsers, you don’t even have to open another piece of software.
Sounds good, where do I start?
The best place to begin is probably on Google. Do a search for ‘Feed readers’, and have a look around and see if there are any that take your fancy.
Or, to set up a feed reader in your browser, the following information is available:
Mozilla Firefox Live Bookmarks information
Internet Explorer Live Bookmarks information
And remember, if you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to ask us: webteam@dorsetforyou.com
