What is RSS?
RSS is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated digital content, such as blogs, news feeds or podcasts.
Users of RSS content use programs called feed "readers" or "aggregators": the user subscribes to a feed by supplying to his or her reader a link to the feed; the reader can then check the user's subscribed feeds to see if any of those feeds have new content since the last time it checked, and if so, retrieve that content and present it to the user.
My Yahoo & RSS Feeds
Adding the RSS Headlines beta module is easy. Just click +My Yahoo above and follow the instructions on the page. If you don't currently have a My Yahoo! page, you can sign up. Just choose where to display the module on your page and you've got an RSS newsreader in just a few simple clicks.
Yahoo RSS FAQ
Bloglines
Bloglines is a FREE online service that helps you subscribe to and manage lots of web information, such as news feeds, weblogs and audio. Bloglines tracks the information you're interested in, retrieves new stuff as it happens, and organizes everything for you on your own personal web news page.
Bloglines FAQ
Google RSS and My Google
Google Reader makes it easier to keep up with your ever-expanding reading list of content from across the web. You can:
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Automatically get the latest news and updates from your favorite sites.
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Sort your reading list based on what's most relevant to you.
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Organize what you read with labels and stars.
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Quickly share interesting items with friends via email or by blogging them, directly from Reader.
Google Reader FAQ | My Google FAQ
Even More on RSS!
For more details on RSS, start with the CNET RSS tutorial, which has a great video demonstration of the process. There is also a useful walkthrough of the subscription process on CNET Download.com.
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