What is an RSS news feed?

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication.

An RSS document is called a “news feed”, which is an information alert that users subscribe to.
It is delivered to you as a regular news update from websites in a simple form.
The feeds are fully automated and stream directly to users in a variety of ways that can be customized to suit the individual.

How do you get an RSS news feed?

You need a program, known as a feed aggregator or feed reader, to read RSS feeds.
Most of these programs are free.
The aggregator gathers up all the news feeds and streams them to your computer.

> List of readers and online services | More on wikipedia.org

Why use an RSS news feed?

Rather than spend time searching for news that interests you, an RSS feed will deliver it to you, in your chosen form, without you lifting a finger.

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