You may have been
seeing those little orange
RSS or XML
buttons around the Internet. If you were wondering
what they are...
It's "the next big thing" -- you can use it to get
newsfeeds from CNN or BBC, as well as just about
anything else, including news on upcoming movies,
DVD releases, your favorite musician's tour updates,
etc.
Once you get started, it's like having your favorite
parts of the Web come to you. No need to go out and
check for updates all the time.
"RSS" means "Really Simple Syndication." What it
means to you is that when you subscribe to a site
that has an RSS feed, you can keep up-to-date
without having to check the site every day or
week.
How do you get started? Easy!
Download a free RSS Reader first. This is
special software that reads the RSS feeds...
Right-click (control-click for Mac
users) on any orange RSS button on a site, blog or
news source that interests you. Start by
right-clicking on the orange button below.
Then...
Select Copy Shortcut ("Copy Link to
Clipboard" for Mac, "Copy Link Location" for Firefox
browsers), and paste that URL into your RSS
Reader.
Select Copy Shortcut ("Copy Link to
Clipboard" for Mac, "Copy Link Location" for Firefox
browsers), and paste that URL into your RSS
Reader. 
