Anusha
01-21-2007, 09:22 AM
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As the internet advances, even surfing has become slow and laborious. Enter RSS Feeds, and the simplified way in which they allow us to keep a birds eye view on favourite websites content. - Version 1.0.0
The Internet is most often characterized as a web of information, but in some senses it can be thought of as a restless ocean, full of waves representing various trends. Some roll under the surface without trace and some sweep onwards, building up mass and momentum until they flood from the realm of the web savvy into the consciousness of the 'average' user, possibly drawing them deeper into what the Internet has to offer below the surface. E-mail and instant messaging are two obvious examples of these crossovers, but there are many more, including recent developments like blogging and the technology we are going to concern ourselves with today, RSS feeds.
It's actually rather difficult to take any sort of broad view of new Internet technologies and trends without resorting to grand metaphors like the one above. The Internet is so vast with so many new technologies and items on offer that it's often difficult to stop and focus on what's important to you. For this reason, we appreciate tools that can help to streamline the Internet experience without causing us to lose touch with our many, many favourite sites. The RSS feed is one such tool.
In this guide, PCSTATS will be looking at what RSS feeds are, how they work and what they offer to the average user and site administrator. We'll also create a basic RSS feed to illustrate just how easy it is to use this web-syndication tool for your own needs. Let's start by looking at what the acronym stands for.
As the internet advances, even surfing has become slow and laborious. Enter RSS Feeds, and the simplified way in which they allow us to keep a birds eye view on favourite websites content. - Version 1.0.0
The Internet is most often characterized as a web of information, but in some senses it can be thought of as a restless ocean, full of waves representing various trends. Some roll under the surface without trace and some sweep onwards, building up mass and momentum until they flood from the realm of the web savvy into the consciousness of the 'average' user, possibly drawing them deeper into what the Internet has to offer below the surface. E-mail and instant messaging are two obvious examples of these crossovers, but there are many more, including recent developments like blogging and the technology we are going to concern ourselves with today, RSS feeds.
It's actually rather difficult to take any sort of broad view of new Internet technologies and trends without resorting to grand metaphors like the one above. The Internet is so vast with so many new technologies and items on offer that it's often difficult to stop and focus on what's important to you. For this reason, we appreciate tools that can help to streamline the Internet experience without causing us to lose touch with our many, many favourite sites. The RSS feed is one such tool.
In this guide, PCSTATS will be looking at what RSS feeds are, how they work and what they offer to the average user and site administrator. We'll also create a basic RSS feed to illustrate just how easy it is to use this web-syndication tool for your own needs. Let's start by looking at what the acronym stands for.