what is RSS FEED?

[davidtymon]

hi,

What is RSS FEED? And why it is important.

Thanks

[Renzel32]

RSS (Rich Site Summary) is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. Many news-related sites, weblogs and other online publishers syndicate their content as an RSS Feed to whoever wants it.
RSS solves a problem for people who regularly use the web. It allows you to easily stay informed by retrieving the latest content from the sites you are interested in. You save time by not needing to visit each site individually. You ensure your privacy, by not needing to join each site's email newsletter. The number of sites offering RSS feeds is growing rapidly and includes big names like Yahoo News.

[janyropal]

RSS (Rich Site Summary) is a format for syndicating news and the content of news-like sites, including major news sites like Wired, news-oriented community sites like Slashdot, and personal weblogs. The best way to learn how to use either Google Reader or Bloglines is to simply subscribe to some feeds and give it a go.

[cadeohardy]

I have kinda lost touch with HTML Validator updates lately. We have changed RSS feeds many times unfortunately since the forums started. Currently, only urls that use search.php or smartfeed.php will function. smartfeed.php is deprecated at this time, and using SearchFeed is recommended.