What is an RSS Feed?

Posted by Michelle Harrington on Sep 1st, 2008

Wikipedia defines “RSS” as “Really Simple Syndication”. “RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works such as blog entries, news headlines and more in a standardized format.” Sometimes referred to as a “feed” or “channel”, RSS feeds can be read using an “RSS Reader” or “feed reader”.

When you visit a blog or website that provides content or news that is of interest to you, you can click on the RSS feed button and you will be subscribed to the content of that blog, news site, etc…

When you subscribe to a feed, it is added to the Common Feed List in your browser. Updated information from the feed is automatically downloaded to your computer and can be viewed in Internet Explorer and other programs. Click here to learn more about feeds.

I hope you will subscribe to the Emagine Web Marketing blog feed (see icon in the footer) or subscribe via Email (each time a new blog post is added you’ll get an email) as I will continue to provide great resources, tips and how to’s designed for small businesses to maximize their internet marketing potential.

If you have any questions about subscribing to an RSS feed, please contact me.

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Author | Michelle Harrington of Emagine Web Marketing
Michelle is a web development and internet marketing professional dedicated to helping small businesses in Hawaii achieve success online. Michelle provides free advice, tips and how to's on the Small Business Internet Marketing Blog.

One Response

1. Shelah Abubo says:

   April 22, 2009 at 2:00 pm

   Awesome Michelle! I have always wondered what RSS was and stood for.. SUPER useful post. I am going to have fun subscribing to all the different social/media networks and news sites and receiving the immediate updates… LOVE it!