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==Educational usage==
==Educational usage==


*Check the status of student's work in the different plateforms like [[Wiki]], [[Blogs]] or [[Portals]]
*Check the status of student's work in the different plateforms like [[Wiki]], [[Blog]] or [[Portal]]
*Check the news on a lot websites
*Check the news on a lot websites
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_%28file_format%29 WikiPedia]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_%28file_format%29 WikiPedia]
==Similar formats==
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_%28standard%29 Atom]] or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_Description_Framework Rdf]] are two other ''news feeds'' standards. The XML syntax differs from RSS but the usages principle are the same.

Revision as of 09:53, 19 April 2006

Introduction

RSS, the acronym of really simple syndication (or in more popular words news feeds), is a standardized xml file in which websites insert structured information and is generally used to store some news. News feeds can be read by web-based or software-based news readers (also called agregators).

Educational usage

  • Check the status of student's work in the different plateforms like Wiki, Blog or Portal
  • Check the news on a lot websites

Links

Similar formats

[Atom] or [Rdf] are two other news feeds standards. The XML syntax differs from RSS but the usages principle are the same.