Sunday 3 May 2009

RSS Definition

For me to understand podcasting first i must understand the definition

Main Entry: RSS
Part of Speech: n
Definition: any of various XML file formats suitable for disseminating real-time information via subscription on the Internet
Example: RSS has become a popular technology for bloggers and podcasters to distribute their content.
Etymology: Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication
Usage: computing

Further infomation about RSS is that is a series of web feeds that are used for frequent publications in media such as blog, news headlines, audio, and video. An RSS document has a number of names such as "feed", "web feed",or "channel". Within this document there is full or summarized text, plus metadata such as publishing dates and authorship.

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