What+is+an+RSS+feed?

What is an RSS feed?
RSS stands for "really simple syndication". "Syndication" is a term from publishing and broadcasting where comic strips or shows come from a single source and appears in multiple outlets (e.g. newspapers or television stations). On the web, RSS refers to a regular update on one web page coming another website.

For example, below is an RSS feed from my [|Educational Technology at Dvorak] blog. Every time I update the blog, you will see links to the updates appear here:

rss url="http://dvorakedtech.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" link="true" number="10"

Here is an RSS feed to [|Icarus Films], a distributor of social issue and independent video.

rss url="http://icarusfilms.com/rss_home.xml" link="true" number="5"

Here is an RSS feed from a common daily news source, //[|The New York Times]//:

rss url="http://feeds.nytimes.com/nyt/rss/HomePage" link="true" number="5"

What you see above in each section are links that are coming from the respective web sites. As content on those sites change, the links on this page will change. //The New York Times// content changes every day. The Icarus Films content changes less frequently, but probably more than the content on the Educational Technology at Dvorak blog.