What is RSS?
RSS (Rich Site Summary) is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. Many news-related sites, weblogs and other online publishers syndicate their content as an RSS Feed to whoever wants it.

  Why is RSS?
RSS solves a problem for people who regularly use the web. It allows you to easily stay informed by retrieving the latest content from the sites you are interested in. You save time by not needing to visit each site individually. You ensure your privacy by not needing to join each site's email newsletter. The number of sites offering RSS feeds is growing rapidly and includes big names like Yahoo News.

  What do I need to read an RSS feed?

Feed Reader or News Aggregator software grabs RSS feed content from various sites that you specify and displays that content for you to read and use via RSS Reader software.

A variety of RSS Reader software is available for different platforms. Some popular ones are Amphetadesk (Windows, Linux, Mac), FeedReader (Windows), and NewsGator (Windows - integrates with Outlook). You might also consider popular web-based feed readers like My Yahoo, Bloglines, and Google Reader.

Once you have your Feed Reader, visit sites that syndicate content of interest to you. Add their RSS feed to the list of feeds your Feed Reader checks by looking for the small icon with the acronyms RSS, XML, or RDF that alert you about feed availability.