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Discover RSS feed with BePodder

This tutorial will help you to discover some new rss resources and enjoy new media with BePodder.

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a text-based format, a kind of XML that contains a list of items; each item has a title, summary, and a link to a URL, date, creator’s name, etc.. The most common use for RSS files is for news and other chronologically ordered websites like blogs. When a website has an RSS feed, it is said to be “syndicated.” There are various other syndication formats besides RSS (such as Atom), but RSS is by far the most widely used and supported today. RSS feeds by themselves don’t do much but there are number of applications for RSS feeds to display headlines on other websites, to search engines, to aggregate RSS feeds from multiple websites and other.

The most popular use of RSS format is with RSS aggregators like BePodder; also known as media readers and media aggregators. These are specific programs which allow you to read RSS files content. RSS aggregators are set up to periodically check for new items in the feeds you are subscibed to. Many people read several hundred newssites on a regular basis, an aggregator is a great tool that can reduce the time and effort spent for checking websites for interesting updates.

A Podcast's Feed URL (Address) is usually given on the webpage that offers such service. Look for a Feed's URL or a text or graphic link xml

that says something like "XML", "RSS" or "Podcast Feed" on it. The websites you already read may have an RSS feed.