Rss are the acronyms of a code that is used to suscribe oneself to the new contens of a web page since the last visit. The advantage is that the user can control comunication completely.
RSS, is an acronym that has different meanings, the most important and well-known is : Really Simple Syndication. It’s an informatic format that allows people:
- to subscribe themself in their favourite pages, and only read the new contents that have been published since their last visit.
- to spread quickly new contents
RSS is part of the format XML family, it is overcoat made for all type of sites that are continually changing and allows people to share information and use it in other programms. This fact is called “web rediffusion”.
The most important thing is that from this formato, it’s been developing a new system that are changing the manners of communication between companies, internet users, etc. Some companies are exploring new ways to use and distribute information.
There is an RSS document ,called a “feed”, “web feed”,or “channel”, that includes full or summarized text. Web feeds benefit publishers by letting them syndicate content automatically;and also benefit readers who want to subscribe to timely updates from favored websites or to aggregate feeds from many sites into one place.
The Rss document is used by these group of people to:
New Homes – realtors can provide updated feeds of new home listings on the market
Job Openings – placement firms and newspapers can provide a classifieds feed of job vacancies
Auction Items – auction vendors can provide feeds containing items that have been recently added to ebay or other auction sites
Forum Headlines – support forums can provide a listing of new forum threads
Product Sales or Specials – one look at Amazon opens the mind to the endless product sale potential using RSS. Currently Amazon delivering a headline-view of the top 10 bestsellers in that category or set of search results.
Airlines – report flight delays
Schools – schools can relay homework assignments and quickly announce school cancellations.
Entertainment - listings of the latest tv programs or movies at local theatres
Press Distribution – feed for press with new releases
News & Announcements – headlines, notices and any list of announcements
Document listings – lists of added or changed pages, so that people don’t need to constantly check for updates
Bookmarks and other external links – perfect for sharing lists of external links
Calendars – listings of past or upcoming events, deadlines or holidays
Law Enforcement – let the community know of location and status of sex offenders as they move into a community.
Search results – to let people track changing or new results to their searches
Rss in the government - Site details how RSS is used by various government agencies
The possibilities that offers Rss are infinite, so can use it to do a lot of things such as we have seen before.
References:
- The Rss, ( Tuesday, July 15, 2003) in Internet technology hosted, by Berkman Center. (Retrieved : Thursday, January 27, 2009)
- The uses of the Rss, ( 2004) in RSS specifications, by (-). ( Retrieved : Thursday , January 27 ,2009)
- XML and Rss, ( February 26, 2003 ) in XML, by Mark Pilgrim. ( Retrieved: Tuesday, January 26, 2009)
- What is Rss?, (2009, January 29) in Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. (Retrieved : Tuesday, January 26, 2009)