1 / What is RSS ?
We hear more and more RSS feeds. Behind this arcane term, a practical and easy to use for deliver content and at the other end of the chain, keep abreast of updates to their favorite sites.

The web evolves, content and formatting are now separate. The contents of stroke may be used in multiple ways by readers or other online services. The RSS format is "raw content".

RSS acronym for "Really Simple Syndication", or "Rich Site Summary" is a format for syndicating Web content, invented by American Dave Winer. The RSS format is especially used for disseminating news about Internet. Répertorient directories and a large number of news feeds.

In life every day, syndication is a common feature, a press review is an aggregation journalistic sources. On the Internet, syndication is also everywhere.


2 / How it works and how it is used ?
To read an RSS feed, you must use software called a feed aggregator which lets you "Collect" information from your feeds. Somehow, through this software, you subscribe to these flows.
Subscribe to an RSS feed is very simple, mostly the story of a single click.


3 / What is it for me ?
Save time: One tool, many sites available. You no longer have to open all your sites are your information sources to consult them one by one.

An RSS aggregator or software lets you monitor news from a large number of websites without you have to go to different pages in 1000: Information comes to you, you choose your sources.

Mobility: No time to read your newsletters at work? No problem, because to date more and more PDAs, smartphones, mobile phones are equipped with software for reading RSS feeds. Your information is therefore "to win" and available wherever you want, whenever you want.

NO SPAM OR VIRUSES
Do not waste time in extracting your many emails newsletters that interest you and the find among the mass of spam and viruses ...


4 / Some examples of RSS software :
You can use either a dedicated software, an extension for your browser or your mail reader, or via an online web service.

4.1 Browsers :
Firefox (PC and Mac) Mozilla Firefox
Opera (Mac and PC) Opera
Safari 2.0 (Mac) Safari

4.2 Software :
For Mac:
NetNewsWire (NetNewsWire)
NetNewsWireLite
NewsFan (NewsFan)
Ant (Ant)
AmphetaDesk (AmphetaDesk)
RSSOwl (RSSOwl)
For PC:
FreeReader (FeedReader)
NetNews (Net Newz)
RSSOwl (RSSOwl)
PocktPC RSS Reader (Pocket RSS Reader)
AmphetaDesk (AmphetaDesk)

4.3 Extending to browsers or email programs :
Mozilla Thunderbird Mozilla Thunderbird
Lektora (Lektora)
NewsGator (NewsGator)

4.3 Service Online :
Bloglines (Bloglines)
Online feeds (Feed on Feeds)


5 / Where to find other RSS feeds ?
Usually, you will easily find your favorite sites RSS feeds because they are most time identified by such small logos :

Simply copy and paste the address into your aggregator (or simply click on this button after using your RSS reader)

Try it : You will find these buttons on the News page of www.mathieurigot.com


6 / More on RSS :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Really_Simple_Syndication