what is rss?RSS is a simple data exchange format which allows web sites to provide specific types of data in a manner which is easy-to-use in news tickers, or for
syndication on other web sites (such as you would find on the sidebar of sites
like FreshMeat or Slashdot. The RSS format can be used to export almost any sort
of data, though is most commonly used today for the export of news data from web
sites or for the export of blog (i.e. web diary) entries.