What is an RSS feed?
An RSS feed is a means by which a webste can get up-to-date information to its subscribers. Each element of the feed usually shows a brief summary of a topic with a link to the full article.
| Internet Explorer | ||
| Website without RSS feed | (Internet Explorer example) | |
| Website with RSS feed | ||
| FireFox | ||
| A website with an RSS feed may be shown as indicated in the image to the left. Depending on the version of FireFox you have installed, an RSS icon may appear in the lower right corner of the browser. | ||
| Here are a few readers for the Windows OS | ||
| NewzCrawler | £17.11 | http://www.newzcrawler.com/ |
| FeedDemon | £9.94 | http://www.newsgator.com/Individuals/FeedDemon/ |
| SharpReader | FREE | http://www.sharpreader.net/ |
| Further information on Windows RSS readers is available here | ||
| There are others available for the Mac OS & Linux OS | ||