What is RSS and how will it benefit you?
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication.
It is a format for syndicating news and the content of news-like sites, including major news sites like CNN amd BBC, as well as personal weblogs.
RSS is based on XML (eXtensible Markup Language), the specialized Web page language that provides structured data to Internet-based applications. If you looked at an XML file with your browser, it would look like raw code, but when viewed through other programs, it provides the basis for a variety of information flows across the Web.
Individual users can get headlines and summaries along with links to the places where the stories originate. News aggregators are very popular in the weblogging community, as they allow users to be able to keep up with their favorite weblogs by checking their RSS feeds and displaying the new items.
International Web Solutions also provides this service. Web Development and seo articles are syndicated via RSS: and fed into the International Web Solutions website for instant download. Once information about each article is in RSS format, your rss newsreader program can check the feed for changes and deliver them directly to your desktop.
 Who uses RSS and Why?
For users, subscribing to RSS feeds greatly saves time surfing websites. Just add RSS feeds from your favoriate sites to your newsreader and you can view all of the latest articles, news, or blogs instantly right from your desktop. The RSS feeds will give a title and a description / overview of each article, blog, or news item making it fast and convenient. Then you can quickly find any item you are interested in reading and click on it to go to the full article. So for users with limited time, RSS feeds are a necessity to get the information they need in a timely maner.
For publishers, adding RSS feeds to the website is a helpful adition to the users of the site providing them the most updated information instantly through the RSS feeds direct to the subcribers desktop. Also it is helpful to the publisher of the site as search engines will pick up the RSS feeds to add to the index providing the sites latests information.
How does RSS work?
Instead of your searching the Internet for information, RSS brings it right to your computer, instantly.
You will need to download and install an RSS newsreader or aggregator, then subscribe to your favorite websites RSS feeds.
The program collects news in the background at user configurable intervals and warns with a little popup in the system tray that there is a new message arrived.
When you sign on, you will see the most recent updates for each channel where you subscribed. Once you are signed on, you will see headlines, a summary, and sometimes the entire story and a photo or two. You can even click on a link and delve further into the site and go to the original source. Many programs run inside Web browsers while others are standalone programs.
 How to install RSS reader?
Step 1: Download RSS reader. Free programs are available at these websites:
- RSS Reader ( www.rssreader.com )
- RSS Bandit ( www.rssbandit.org )
- Sharp Reader ( www.sharpreader.net )
- Mozilla Thunderbird ( www.mozilla.com/thunderbird )
- Microsoft Outlook ( www.microsoft.com )
- Other Free Readers(intlws.com/free-downloads)
Step 2: RSS XML file created by publisher is called the feed, which is the container into which messages are sent. The XML file has a URL associated with it, just like any other Web page.
Open the program and then add the feed by clicking the icon Add . Type the url in the field. Example:
Copy URLs to RSS Reader
Web Development Articles: http://intlws.com/index.php?option=com_rd_rss&id=5;feed=RSS2.0&no_html=1
Step 3: After the publisher adds entries to the XML file, the user will get messages with three parts: title and a summary description. The title and the summary description are added directly to the XML file, along with an entry date. The message body is an HTML file that is referenced in the entry.
Hopefully this section answered your basic questions on what RSS and syndication is and how to use them to save you time and bring you the latest information to your desktop instantly as it comes out.
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