The RSS Revolution

RSS feeds provide a way to deliver content to the user, rather than the user having to go out and find the content via traditional Web methods, such as search engines and Web directories. Instead of bookmarking various sites and returning to them every day, the user can set up a feed, so that the data from those sites are sent to a news aggregator that resides on the user's desktop. (RSS feeds are a form of XML and can only be read with these special aggregators.) Of course, not all sites offer RSS feeds, but as this method of content delivery becomes more popular, the number of sites will grow. Many major websites (such as Cnet, Zdnet, and USA Today) and library weblogs (such as the Virtual Acquisition Shelf and News Desk offer RSS.

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