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Real Simple Syndication (RSS)

The BES RSS Feed...
RSS is a technology that lets users know when content is updated on a website without having to keep visiting the website to see if it has changed.
 
To utilize an RSS feed one needs a piece of software called an RSS feed reader. Newer browsers, however, support RSS without the need for additional software.
 
If your browser displays the RSS icon - BES RSS Feed, or similar - when the website is displayed then that browser supports RSS and that website has an RSS feed.
 
Dedicated RSS readers can be had as well. See NewsGatorOnline for a free, full-featured RSS feed reader.
 
Detailed and comprehensive information on RSS is on Wikipedia here: Wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS.
 

Screen shot of the NewsGator RSS reader software.

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