RSS

Blog update format

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication, a format for distributing web content that allows users to subscribe to updates from websites.

News sites, blogs, and podcasts publish RSS feeds that deliver new content to feed readers automatically: I follow fifty blogs through RSS.

The technology peaked in popularity in the 2000s but remains useful for aggregating content without visiting individual sites.

syndication

aggregator

Combines content from sources

subscriber · distribution · broadcast · dissemination · redistribution · republishing · licensing · source · outlet

format

XML

Structured data markup language

specification · markup · syntax · enclosure · namespace · channel · item · permalink

reader

newsreader

Broadcast journalism presenter

starring · refresh · import · export

content

blog

Online personal journal

  • podcastEpisodic digital audio series
  • newsReports of recent events
  • articleWritten piece or grammatical word

headline · update · post · entry · weblog · vlog · newsletter · notification · alert · digest

protocol

HTTP

Web data transmission standard

  • APISoftware communication standard
  • endpointFinal point reached
  • pullForce toward oneself

polling · fetch · request · parse · validate · standard · interoperability · client · server

Categories
Opposites
content delivery method

RSSpush notifications

Automatic messages from applications

email alerts · SMS alerts · broadcast

web technology paradigm

RSSwalled garden

Bounded outdoor growing space

recommendation engine · closed ecosystem

information architecture

RSSbookmarks

Reading position indicators

search engines

Phrases
  • RSS feedAutomated content subscription format
Family

RSS feed, RSS feeds

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Rated G