Introduction To RSS

RSS is an XML-based format (using the Resource Description Framework (RDF) - a language for representing information about resources in the World Wide Web) that allows the syndication of lists of hyperlinks, along with other information, or metadata, that helps viewers decide whether they want to follow the link. RSS allows a person's computer to fetch and understand the information, so that all of the lists that person is interested in can be tracked and personalized for them. It is a format that's intended for use by computers on behalf of people, rather than being directly presented to them (like HTML).

RSS is written in XML-based format that allows the syndication of the lists of the hyperlinks, along with other information, or metadata, that helps viewers decide whether they want to follow the link.

What's need to you should already know:

Before you continue the Academic Tutorial RSS you should have a basic understanding of the following:

1 HTML or XHTML

2 XML

What is RSS?

RSS (Rich Site Summary) is a format for delivering regularly changing web page content. Many news that is related to sites, weblogs and other online publishers syndicate their content as an RSS Feed to whoever wants it.

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary.

RSS allows you to organize or syndicate your site content

RSS defines an easy way to share and view headlines and content of your site.

RSS files can be automatically updated.

RSS allows personalized views for different sites.

RSS is written in XML-based formate.

Why use RSS?

RSS was designed for showing the selected information or data.

If you not using the RSS, users will have to check your site daily for new updates. This may be take more time-consuming for many users. With an RSS feed (RSS is often called a News feed or RSS feed) they can check your site faster using an RSS aggregator (a site or program that gathers and sorts out RSS feeds).

Since RSS data is small and also fast to load, it can easily be used with services.For example cell phones or PDA's.

Web-rings with same information can easily share data on their sites to make them better and more useful.

Who Should use RSS?

Webmasters who seldom update their web sites and do not need RSS!

RSS is useful for web sites that are updated very frequently.

For Example:

News sites - Lists news with title, date and descriptions

Companies - Lists news, new products,given information for next coming product.

Calendars - Lists upcoming events and important days.

Site changes - Lists changed pages or want for new pages

The Future of RSS

RSS is uses everywhere where the need for updating the site very fast.