RSS?

KINGSTON, Pennsylvania-
If you're unfamiliar with what an RSS is, you've come to the right place.  Created in March of 1999, an RSS, short for Rich Site Summary also Really Simple Syndication, is a specific format used to deliver content on the internet that is constantly changing.  For those of us who are tech savy, and use the internet quite often, the RSS is a great tool.  Rather than having to visit each site individually each day to check updates, RSS retrieves the latest content from any site that a user is interested in that offers RSS feeds.

Interested in using RSS feeds?  First, you'll need RSS reader software such as Amphetadesk (Mac, Windows, Linux) and Feed Reader (Windows).  There are also web-based feed readers such as My Yahoo and Google Reader.  Once you have a feed reader, you can look for websites that have RSS feeds that you can add to your feed.  For your convenience, some sites include an RSS, XML, or RDF icon, indicating that you can add their site to your feed reader. 

Student, Jason Cholish enjoys using RSS feeds on his laptop every day to keep up with his favorite web sites.  "It's a lot easier to quickly get to the websites I want to to check the updates.  It's very convenient,"said Jason.

Librarian at Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Courtney Lewis is also fond of the RSS feeds.

"RSS feeds are one of the best things to use on the internet, " said Lewis.  As a librarian, Lewis uses RSS feeds to gain updates from the databases used in the library for research.

Lewis also added, "It's the best thing since sliced bread."