RSS, Real Simple syndication, has been around for a while now. I have been using it to capture posts to my favorite blogs for over a year. My own blogs all have RSS feeds. RSS is a method of pushing information out to the Internet so that RSS Readers can grab it and present it to the user. The user does not have to go and check each blog or website to see if anything new has been posted. It's a great tool that's just getting started. Podcasting is a variation that includes audio feeds.
Microsoft has announced that IE 7 and Longhorn (the next version of Windows) will include RSS tools. This is great news for the RSS community. Microsoft doing something like this always adds credibility to a new technology. Although it usually sends shivers down the spines of the companies that make their living creating similar tools.
It's yet to be seen how far Microsoft will go with this. One thing is for sure though, RSS is here to stay. This is a technology everyone should keep their eyes on! Click here for more info on RSS.
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