The term RSS stands for Real Simple Syndication. It is a file format used to deliver information from websites and pages that get updated on a regular basis. An RSS file, most often referred to as a “feed”, can contain either a brief text summary or the entire content generated from a website.

RSS “feeds” are “subscribed” to using a specialized piece of software or website most often referred to as a “reader”. Once subscribed to an RSS feed, your reader will automatically pull updates from the website that publishes the RSS feed, whenever new content is released. Therein lies the real benefit of RSS. This allows people to stay up to date with their favorite content providers without having to actually visit them in a browser and they are easily notified when new content is available.

Here is a video to help explain RSS in “plain english”:

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Dave has been involved in Social Media since 2005 through the current major services and some defunct ones as well. During this time he has been able to hone the craft by testing out the theories of others, creating his own philosophies, and gathering a better understanding of the mediums involved through networking and most importantly actual practice.

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