RSS web content is also referred to as a feed. Historically, "RSS" came from "Really Simply Syndication" but nobody needs to remeber that. A feed is simply a way in which a reader may subscribe to website content, such as a blog or news site. For example, a news site is constantly publishing their latest headlines in their feed every time a new article is published. Here at Oltiby.com, we publish in our main feed all the running "Buyers Wanted Ads".

A feed may also be referred to as an RSS feed, RSS channel, RDF feed, XML feed, or Atom feed. But all are essentially the same thing and are most of the time represented on a website by this icon:

The advantages of a feed is that it brings the most current site content to you in a specific and predefined format that ensures your privacy and saves you the time of browsing all the categories on Oltiby.com. This is typically done through the use of an Aggregator or Newsreader.

While it's not that convenient to read data feeds as the plain text intended for computers, it is a lot easier to use an aggregator or your own personal news reader. Both let you subscribe to feeds, automatically refresh and get the new posts for you, then let you read them when you want, all in one place.

Most recent browsers now includes that feature: Firefox, Opera, and Safari browsers, among others, will let you read subscribe to and read feeds. If you don't feel confortable with the subscription process, you can use RSS readers like Sage for Moziila FireFox..