ABOUT RSS FEEDS

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a system that allows the user to subscribe to a website and receive links to information as it is updated without having to re-visit that website.

When a website is updated an XML document, known as a feed, will be produced. This feed can contain a title, a short description and a link to that website or to a specifc page/topic within that website. ln order to receive a feed you need a piece of software known as a 'feed reader' or 'aggregator'. There are many to choose from and can be downloaded from the internet.

There are various ways in which you can subscribe to a feed, the simplist is by dragging the link into your aggregator. Once this is done your aggregator will check for when your selected feeds have been updated and alert you. From your aggregator you can view the contents of the feed and access a link directly to your page of interest.