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Chiaki Kawasaki

Introduction

If we're addicted to the constant flow of data that we know as the Internet, we're not going to be able to manage it without some help.

One way to keep track of it all has grown very popular since its introduction in 1997.

This system is RSS (short for Really Simple Syndication).

RSS is a way to subscribe to a source of information, such as a Web site, and get brief updates delivered to you.

RSS Reader

Reading RSS feeds can be a great time-saver.

Reading feeds requires a few simple things, many of which you already have.

Computer

Compatible electronic device

Internet connection

Of course, if it's features you want, you can use a software feed reader that will give you even more options.

Creating RSS Feeds

RSS isn't really that different from a normal Web site. In fact, they're the same in one respect: Both are simple text files on Web servers. RSS uses the World Wide Web Consortium's RDF as a guide to tell a feed aggregator how to read the file. RDF is based on XML, a cousin of HTML, which is the language used for everyday Web sites. Many common blogging tools such as Blogger, Vox, Movable Type and WordPress have the ability to syndicate your weblog in RSS, without our having to learn how to write code. These weblog programs include everything needed to publish a feed: the address, title, meta and other necessary information are all included for us.

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More Great Links

HowStuffWorks RSS feeds

List of Feed Readers

RSS 2.0 at Harvard Law

AtomEnabled.org

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All Internet Basics articles

How did the Internet start?

• In the 1950s, computers were enormous devices that filled entire rooms.

• Many computers could only read magnetic tape or punch cards, and there was no way to network computers together.

How do you add music to an iPod?

• The iPod, introduced in 2001, changed all that.

• It had a five-gigabyte hard drive capable of storing the equivalent of 100 CDs and a lithium-polymer battery that could play music for 10 hours straight.

How does the Internet work?

• To understand the Internet, it helps to look at it as a system with two main components. The first of those components is hardware.

• Machines that store the information we seek on the Internet are servers.

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