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What is RSS?

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a simple way to have the news you want to know about delivered to you. It's a way to deal with information overload and will save you time surfing around to determine what's changed since the last time you visited a site.

How does RSS work?

A newsreader looks and acts like a browser, meaning you have to be online to use one. Every time a site you subscribe to publishes a new story, the headline and the first few lines of text are sent to your RSS newsreader.

How can I subscribe to other RSS feeds?

Sites that offer RSS display a little orange RSS or XML icon, which usually sits at the top right of the page. Once you have a newsreader installed, just click on that icon to subscribe.

Visit your favourite sites to see whether they provide RSS feeds. For a list of feeds, search the following search engines by subject of interest:

• Feedster
• Syndic8