Bits & Bytes

What is RSS?

By Adam Myers ⋅ March 7, 2009 ⋅

In a world heaving under the weight of billions of web pages, keeping up to date with the information you want can be a drag. Wouldn’t it be better to have the latest news and features delivered directly to you, rather than having to visit each site individually?

You’ve probably seen this icon on the internet before, but maybe didn’t know what it was for. This icon tells visitors that there is a RSS Feed available for the site. RSS feeds are read using either your browser or a feed reader (Google reader is my favorite) and allow you to read the latest posts on a site. The beauty of a RSS feed is not only can you read all the latest posts from a site all on one page, without having to visit dozens of pages, you can add as many RSS feeds as you like to your reader.

This can save you valuable time and allow you to read the posts from your favorite sites quicker. For instance, imagine reading 5 posts a day on 10 sites. You would have to visit 50 pages in total, and wait for all the ads etc to load. With a RSS reader you would just have to visit one page each day, and if you don’t like a story, you just move onto the next one rather than wasting time loading a story you don’t want to read! You also don’t have to waste time visiting a site to find that there are no new posts either.

If none of the above makes sense, then this great video should clear it up:

Now Subscribe!

Now that you understand the benefits of subscribing by RSS, choose one of the subscription options below so that you can quickly read How in the TECH’s latest posts how you want, when you want!

Subscribe To Latest Posts By RSS

Get the latest posts added to your chosen feed reader automatically just click on the orange icon above.

Subscribe By Email

If you prefer a daily summary email sent if any posts have been made that day, then just enter your email address: