RSS and Shared RSS

RSS has two parts in it's process, publisher and consumer. The publisher posts texts on the world wide web and sends RSS feeds to the consumer. The consumer, with the aid of a program, ask for the text to be displayed with links to the page that it came from.

RSS is not only used for news. Cartoons, graphics, blogs, newsletters and more may be supported by it. Description and titles may or may not be added to it.

RSS stated with version 0.90, and was called 'RDF Site Summary'(Resource Description Framework).It was updated through 0.91, 0.92, 0.93 and 0.94, and the name was changed to RSS 'Really Simple Syndication'. RSS version 1.0. was introduced soon after words. Supporters of version 0.94 didn't like the implication that 1.0 was somehow an advance on 0.94 ,it was a completely different format. These people invented version 2.0, an improved version of 0.94. but still unlike 1.0.
Meanwhile 'Atom' was invented with the thought of creating a new RSS without taking part in the two sides battle.
Blogrolls was a different development that use OPML (Outline Processor Markup Language). Most of these formats are either loosely or strictly based on XML, the parent mark-up scheme.
Most RSS aggregators can read any of these formats.

http://www.SharedRSS.com/ uses version 1.0 because it is endorsed by W3C as being supportive of the 'semantic web.'  SharedRSS brings the benefits of RSS syndication to all those who publish web sites and need their own RSS feed.

RSS finds new content on the web faster than search engines do. People with specific interest can benefit by signing with a RSS feed and getting the content automatically. Sites having a fast rate of information change need RSS feed for the sake of reaching their audience.

If a site does not update information often, chances are it need not bother with RSS feeds. A site as such may try using 'Shared RSS'. Shared RSS put together articles from different sites covering the same topic. It lets the consumer, that is interested in this topic, know of the availability of new material that comes from a shared feed from a few publishers on the same topic.

RSS benefits all of the web community. Now that you know of the functions that RSS offer it is time - join the RSS feed of your interest.