W7.3 RSS: Dead, Dying, or Thriving?
RSS: Dead, Dying, or Thriving?
RSS stands for Rich Site Summary (though it is often referred to as Really Simple Syndication).
Simply put, an RSS feed lets a content publisher syndicate their content. Newspapers often have RSS feeds for each section of the paper (example: NY Times Feeds Links to an external site.). Blogs usually have RSS feeds for new blog posts (example: TechCrunch Feeds Links to an external site.).
Using an RSS Reader, you can bring all the RSS feeds that you like to follow together into one platform. It's kind of like building a custom newspaper that has the perfect blend of interests for you.
RSS Readers and Apps
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Video: RSS in Plain English Links to an external site. (by CommonCraft - view the video on their site) |
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For reading via RSS, I recommend trying out one of the three apps below:
Google Reader Links to an external site. (born October 7, 2005) is/was a popular web-based RSS Reader that can be accessed through your existing Google Account. Various phone apps attempt to work with Google Reader, but none pull it off with much elegance. Google is killing Google Reader on July 1, 2013 much to the dismay of its users.
Other Useful RSS Tools
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Is RSS Dead?
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Read some of the articles below and see if you can figure out whether or not RSS is dead or dying.
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