On many blogs and CMS systems, you have the option of publishing a site feed which will create an XML version of your blog for RSS syndication. What is RSS? How is it useful and/or being used? How can you use the RSS feed to track updates to your fellow student's blogs? What's an aggregator?
RSS (Rich Site Summary) is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. Many news-related sites, weblogs and other online publishers syndicate their content as an RSS Feed to whoever wants it. Aggregator refers to a web site or computer software that aggregates a specific type of information from multiple online sources:
* News aggregator, a computer software or website that aggregates news from other news sources.
* Poll aggregator, a website that aggregates polling data for upcoming elections.
* Review aggregator, a website that aggregates reviews of movies or other products or services.
* Search aggregator, software that runs on a user's computer and fetches, filters, and organizes a specific search from various search engines.
* Video aggregator, a website that collects and organizes online video sources.
* Wellness Aggregator, a virtual clinic that integrates a variety of Health and Wellness modalities for people seeking to improve their health and wellbeing.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggregator). Rss is an extremely useful tool when information is needed quickly and is dynamically changing. It will automatically check for updated information and have it read and available for the requesting party. RSS feeds is a good way to check for updates to your favorite websites, without having to visit each site individually. Saves time in a very busy schedule and life on the go.
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