What is RSS?
Most sources define RSS as an acronym standing for Really Simple Syndication; other sources say the acronym derives from Rich Site Summary or RDF Site Summary. In brief, RSS is an XML format for distributing headlines, links, and brief descriptions of Web-based content, known as feeds. Users can have constantly updated content, from Web sites of their choice, delivered to them via software specifically tailored to receive these types of feeds, known as a news aggregator or reader. Users control the information that comes to them by subscribing to a feed. An RSS reader, or news aggregator, lets you peruse headlines, read summaries, and then click links to specific stories to open them right on their original Web sites in your default Web browser. Many readers are free and will not conflict with firewalls.
Learn more about RSS from CNET. RSS Primer from EEVL. How the government is using RSS.
Where To Get A News Aggregator (or RSS Reader):
News aggregators are available in several varieties. They can be Web-based services, stand-alone client software, or plug-ins for existing Web browsers or e-mail packages.
Here's a short list of free RSS readers you might like to try:
Don't want to download a News Aggregator? - Just display an RSS feed in your browser using any of these methods:
RSS Feeds for Specific Topics