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RSS, often described as “Really Simple Syndication,” is an easy way for you to keep updated automatically.

Instead of having to go out on the Web to see if a new article or blog post has been added or updated, you can use RSS to notify you every time there’s something new. You can also use RSS to browse multiple sections of a Web page at the same time.

For example, you can subscribe to Local Knowledge’s Main feed, which collects posts, as well as the Comment Feed, which will let you know every time someone posts a comment here.

How do I use RSS?

Generally, you need a program called a news reader (or news aggregator). This displays feeds from your chosen Web sites on your computer. It will collect, update and display feeds from any number of sources. A number of free news readers are available for download. Here are a few options:

Some browsers, like Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox, support RSS automatically. Internet Explorer users who have not upgraded to version 7 can download a plugin calledRSSExplorer.

If you’ve got a minute, this video does a super job of explaining the idea.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU[/youtube]

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