From the above link on wikipedia;
"A web feed is a data format used for serving users' frequently updated content. Content distributors syndicate a web feed, thereby allowing users to subscribe to it. Making a collecting of web feeds accessible in one spot is known as aggregation.
In the typical scenario of using web feeds, a content provider publishes a feed link on their site which end users can register with an aggregator program (also called a feed reader or a news reader) running on their own machines; doing this is usually as simple as dragging the link from the web browser to the aggregator. When instructed, the aggregator asks all the servers in its feed list if they have new content; if so, the aggregator either makes a note of the new content or downloads it. Aggregators can be scheduled to check for new content periodically.
The kinds of content delivered by a web feed are typically HTML (webpage content) or links to webpages and other kinds of digital media. Often when websites provide web feeds to notify users of content updates, they only include summaries in the web feed rather than the full content itself."
I have gone through all of the following links and once you are through them, you will know what this blog is about.
- yongology. The web's quickest definition of a feed.
- Mark Pilgrim (18 December 2002). What is RSS?.
- Dave Shea (19 May 2004). What is RSS/XML/Atom/Syndication?.
- Amy Gahran (30 March 2004). Webfeed as a nickname for RSS.
- Frank Bajak (27 February 2004). Enthusiasts call Web feed next big thing. Boston Globe.
- Meryl K. Evans (28 March 2004). What is This RSS, XML, RDF and Atom Business?.
- Kathleen Bright (29 August 2006). What is RSS?.
- Jemima Kiss (5 July 2005). How to: Get to grips with RSS in three minutes.
- Seth Godin (2006). Understanding RSS.
- Colin D. Devroe (30 December 2005). The unified feed theory.
- Hans (1 January 2006). Comment on The unified feed theory.
- Six Apart. About Feeds.
- BBC. News feeds from the BBC.
- Saku Peen. Add RSS to Your Web Site using Javascript.
- Brian Clark. What the Heck is RSS?.
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