RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication”. It’s an easy way to receive an instant list of updates that are of interest to you, without needing to constantly return to various websites. It’s always presented in a list format, with the newest information at the top, making it easy to read and keeping you as up-to-date as possible.

Most people are interested in various websites whose content is constantly changing, such as news sites, community pages, medical websites, blogs and job boards. Repeatedly checking each of these sites for new information can become tedious and boring.

Email notification of changes was an early solution to this problem, however these can quickly become overwhelming, are usually disorganised and often mistaken for spam. Also, emails are usually sent to you once daily, whereas an RSS feed is updated instantly.

RSS is a much better way to be notified of new and changed content to your favourite sites because you can choose when to check, quickly, easily and discreetly.