What Is Series


The “What is…” Series: Aggregators/Feed readers

Finally, the next installment of the “What Is…” Series. If you haven’t already, read the previous article - The “What is…” Series: RSS - as I will allude to it in this write-up. I didn’t get much feedback on the last article, and I’m figuring it was too long and not many people [...]

The ‘What is…’ Series: RSS

As promised previously, here is the first of my series on “What is…”
Q: What is RSS?
A: In a nutshell, RSS is an XML file format designed to syndicate headlines and other content from web sites, such as major news sites (CNN), news-oriented community sites (Slashdot), and personal blogs. These RSS files, also called feeds [...]