What is RSS
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and makes it easier for you to stay up-to-date. This website publiches a "RSS feed". You can recognise this by the orange icon. When you click on it you´ll get a page with an overview of news items. You can subscribe to this RSS feed and read it with the so called "
RSS readers
".
Why RSS
It´s an easy way to stay up-to-date. Many websites publish a RSS feed. You can monitor all these websites within your own RSS reader without having to surf to all these websites. This will save you time. You can even track RSS on your mobile phone by installing a reader depending on the type of phone you're using. Ask your provider how you can achieve this.
How does RSS work (reading)
RSS reader is a software program that you can download and install. You can add feeds from websites within the reader. You can also read RSS feeds online on special websites without having to install software. Below you'll find a couple of links to several reliable RSS Readers.