Did you know that, although RSS stands for Rich Site Summary, most people refer to it as Really Simple Syndication? This is because RSS feeds collect updates from sites and publish them in a unified format for people to read. One of the most popular RSS feed readers was Google Reader until this application shut down on July 1, 2013. Since then, several other websites have been stepping up to the plate, hoping to become the next go to application. Here are three ways people typically use RSS.
1. RSS Feed Widget for Websites
Have you ever been on a website and noticed that they have a list of new articles and posts on their page? This is usually the work of an RSS feed widget. In this case, websites use RSS news feeds for websites to update their readers on multiple posts at once. This can be a useful way to keep readers engaged in different parts of the website, rather than navigating away after they finish reading the page. In other words, jump rates are reduced. H Continue reading How do You Get Your Morning News?