RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. RSS is a method for sharing content from sources such as web pages, blogs, magazines, journals, newspapers and more. You can subscribe to feeds whenever you see the orange RSS symbol. You will need a feed reader in order to subscribe to RSS Feeds.
Watch this three minute video on RSS Feeds .
The example called Google Reader is no longer available. Recommended reader is Feedly.
One place to view your feeds and keep up with current news, research, or any topic of interest.
Available 24/7 from anywhere in the world.
Feed readers check your feed subscriptions and automatically pull in new content for you to read when you are ready.
One time easy set up of a feed reader which can be modified or deleted at anytime.
Can organize your feeds by topic or subject.
An RSS feed reader is a software that allows you to subscribe to RSS feeds. After downloading the software you can easily organize your content in one central location which is usually a website. This allows you to visit one website (your feed reader) to view all of the updated feeds in one place. Web Based Readers allow you to access your feed reader from different computers.
Browser-Based Readers allow you to add RSS feeds right into your browser.