Feed your users with a healthy dose of RSS!

It has recently come to my attention that not many people really know, or understand the power of the RSS feed. Have you ever noticed while browsing your favourite newspaper online you noticed an orange icon with "RSS" on it?Or while checking you Gmail, a link called "Reader" along the top-left of your account? Working together, these two great tools should soon become your new best friends!


Technically speaking, RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication". An RSS feed is basically a way for websites, blogs, forums, etc. to distribute new content to its users or subscribers as it becomes available. So now that you've identified which websites you want to follow, how do you collect all of this content in an efficient and manageable way? Introducing Google Reader. By the way, did I mention that I love Google products? =P

Again, technically speaking, Google Reader is web-based aggregator. Think of it as your own personal assistant automatically going to all your favourite websites, collecting their new content, and presenting your subscriptions in one simple list, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Real simple? Absolutely! By subscribing to a website's RSS feed in Google Reader, you will automatically receive new blog posts, newspaper articles, and great shopping deals from all your favourite websites!

Try it now by subscribing your bestest, mostest, favouritest blog in the whole wide world! =D