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Watch video RSS in Plain English by Common Craft and find out more about RSS:
In short:
- RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as bog entries, news headlines or podcasts.
- An RSS document, which is called a "feed", "web feed", or "channel".
- RSS makes it possible for people to keep up with their favorite web sites in an automated manner that's easier than checking them manually.
- RSS content can be read using software called a "feed reader" or an "aggregator."
- The user subscribes to a feed by entering the feed's link into the reader or by clicking an RSS icon in a browser that initiates the subscription process.
