Comment on Why are people hyped about RSS regaining relevance?

FinallyDebunked@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• ram@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Opening paragraph on Wikipedia explains it pretty well

  RSS (RDF Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication)[2] is a web feed[3] that allows users and applications to access updates to websites in a standardized, computer-readable format. Subscribing to RSS feeds can allow a user to keep track of many different websites in a single news aggregator, which constantly monitor sites for new content, removing the need for the user to manually check them. News aggregators (or “RSS readers”) can be built into a browser, installed on a desktop computer, or installed on a mobile device.

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  • FinallyDebunked@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    still it doesn’t clarify how I can use it, do I need separate plugin or 3rd party software

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    • Chobbes@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      You would need an RSS reader, and then you subscribe to the RSS feeds in the reader and it will automatically fetch and aggregate articles / posts / videos / whatever content that gets published. There are browser plugins to do it, separate applications, and even websites like feedly and bazqux that do it. If you’re inclined you can even host your own RSS service with something like tt-rss or FreshRSS. Having a hosted service like feedly or bazqux or your own can be nice if you want access to your feeds on multiple device, with synchronization about which things you have already read / seen. I personally host my own FreshRSS instance and have connected to it with Reeder / Unread / NetNewsWire / Newsflash / the web interface.

      An RSS feed is really just a simple file hosted on a website that basically just lists new content. RSS feed readers basically just automatically check these lists for updates. It’s pretty simple, but it’s really nice for subscribing to things you actually care about.

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    • darth_helmet@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      NetNewsWire is the client I recommend, if you’re on a platform that supports it. Feedly is pretty good and easier to get started with since it has a search index for various feeds

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    • ram@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      News aggregators (or “RSS readers”) can be built into a browser, installed on a desktop computer, or installed on a mobile device.

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