What is an RSS feed?
An RSS feed, of just “feed” is a publishing format for frequently updated web pages such as news sites and blogs. Readers can subscribe to RSS feeds and read in a “Feed Reader” which frequently resembles an email application. In fact, some email programs (e.g., Outlook, Mail.app) have an RSS feed reader built in. The advantage to the reader is that she can read all of the latest updates from her favorite sites in one place, rather than having to go to a bunch of separate websites.
All BestAgentBlogs include RSS Feeds automatically.
How do I use RSS?
First, you must Subscribe to a site’s feed. This is very easy to do, but it is slightly different depending on which browser you are using. The arrows below show where the RSS Subscribe buttons are on the most common browsers:
Internet Explorer
Safari
Firefox
Finally, some websites and blogs call attention to the fact that an RSS feed is available by displaying the standard icon for an RSS Feed: An orange button with a white broadcast symbol radiating from a dot.
When you press one of these buttons, the default RSS Reader on your computer will open and confirm that you want to subscribe to the feed.
Outside RSS help:
- Microsoft – How to Add an RSS Feed (Outlook & IE)
- Apple – Safari 4 Features
