What Is Rss?

Recently you may have seen little buttons appearing on other web sites like these. or like this .

These buttons mean that you can get an Rss feed from this web site.Rss is the latest way to stay up to date with your favorite web sites.

What was wrong with the old method of opt in E-mail newsletters?

The old method involved signing up to e-mail lists for the latest newsletters published by sites. The more un reputable sites may often share your e-mail address with others and the end result would be an inbox full of spam. Also, once subscribed somebody else was in control.

Not any more - Rss puts you in control.

With Rss you decide which feeds that you subscribe to and which web sites you would like to be kept up to date with. If you decide that you don't want to receive an Rss feed, just delete it from your Rss reader. That way you do not have to share your e-mail and you have total freedom.

How does Rss work? - What is an Rss reader?

An Rss reader is a simple piece of software that you download to your computer. Once installed, you tell it what your favorite Rss feeds are. You get the Rss feed info. from the web sites you visit that display the buttons or that have a link to 'Rss'.

Every time one of your favorite web sites adds new info., news, updates etc. they can publish an Rss feed that will alert your Rss reader to the new info. An alert will notify you on your computer that new info is available and you can choose to read it.

You can get a Free Rss reader here.

Alternatively Click Here to find a free Rss reader.

Rss is a great way to stay in touch. Once you have got used to how it works, you will wonder how you ever did without it. You can get news feeds from CNN and the BBC. You can get feeds from your favorite music site to notify of new CD\DVD releases. There are lots of possibilities.

Click Here to subscribe to our Rss feed. We will notify you when new articles, advice and useful info. is added to the site.