RSS+Feeds

=**What is RSS, and how can it help me?**= media type="youtube" key="0klgLsSxGsU" height="385" width="480" =Video: RSS in Plain English= [|**leelefever**]


 * ===RSS (Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication) is a simple yet amazing tool that has the ability to streamline the way you currently view many of the websites that you click through on a daily basis. This is done by way of a special (XML) file that sits alongside of a webpage file on a website. The file strips the website of all of its bells and whistles and brings the user a basic chronological summary of updates to the website. Usually, these updates contain a headline, a brief description, a URL to the full story being summarized, a date, and the creator’s name.===
 * ===Why use RSS feeds?===
 * ===By now, you’re probably thinking that this doesn’t sound all that amazing. Well, let’s put it another way. Think of the four or five most intelligent people you have ever had as a teacher. Now, pair them up with all of those people out there who you respect and read about on a daily basis. Combine those with people who have similar interests to you who you have not even discovered yet. Finally, mix in a variety of news sources that you rely on to get the news you are interested in hearing. Take all of this information, funnel it into one location (without constantly having to search it out), and you now begin to gain an understanding of what RSS has to offer. [Alan November]===
 * ===Once you grasp the concept of RSS and begin making its use a part of your daily routine, you will feel like you have never learned so much in your life. You will quickly see that your RSS feeds have the potential to become an extremely valuable source of professional development . -- Joel Backon===

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