Noob question.. What is RSS and what can I use it for?

[Mikebike125]

I have heard that RSS is something that is....... well I don't know what it is at all. I sometimes see "RSS" in my web browser and I am hearing that it can be used in Leopard Mail.

Please give me some sort of definition if you could and how can I use this RSS thing.

Thank you.

 

[edesignuk]

RSS.

 

[AlBDamned]

RSS is the underpinning technology to much of what people call "web 2.0". It enables personalisation of your own internet space with news/info feeds that you have subscribed to.

And, RSS within e-mail is something that you can now do with Office 2007 on Windows and which you can also do with Mail 3.0 (in Leopard). However, because that explanation still sucks, watch this video - "RSS in plain English":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU

 

[bjett92]

RSS is the underpinning technology to much of what people call "web 2.0". It enables personalisation of your own internet space with news/info feeds that you have subscribed to.

And, RSS within e-mail is something that you can now do with Office 2007 on Windows and which you can also do with Mail 3.0 (in Leopard). However, because that explanation still sucks, watch this video - "RSS in plain English":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU

that video is awesome

 

[frozentoast]

NewsFire is a great RSS Reader, a good replacement icon for it can be found here.

 

[jackc]

Use NetNewsWire Lite for free. It's very good, I'm not sure what else I would need that's not included.

 

[Me1000]

Use NetNewsWire Lite for free. It's very good, I'm not sure what else I would need that's not included.

And if you use their syncing feature, there is a mobile version, and a mobile safari specific version.