Are you familiar with RSS feeds? RSS stands for Rich Site Summary, though it is sometimes called Really Simple Syndication since this is a better description of what it does. RSS feeds are online applications that display aggregated, syndicated information from a variety of websites in a uniform format. This sounds complicated, but in reality it is quite simple.

Say, for example, you follow seven online newspapers. You do not want to go to each page every day in order to read the latest updates. Instead, you can add all these websites to a News RSS feed. The RSS feed will take all the most recent updates from all seven sites, and display it to you in a list. RSS feeds help you keep track of, and organize, information.

What many people do not realize is how widespread the use of RSS feeds is. In fact, many websites use RSS feeds to display news. News feeds for websites make sense because there are many websites where relevant and recent content is what people want to see. News feeds for websites allow them to see content as soon as it is posted, giving these websites an edge over print and television media that has to move more slowly, and is not automated.

If you want to add news feed to websites, it is easy to do. An RSS news feed is free to set up. You can either have it display only information from your own site, or information from other sections of the web. News feeds for websites can help direct traffic that would otherwise leave the site, back inward. A news feed for websites is good to have because it also reminds people to check back frequently, to see what else has updated.