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What is RSS?

RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication". It's just a way for websites -- such as this one -- to notify you when new information is available. News websites have been using RSS for a few years now to "feed" the day's top headlines to their subscribers, but it's not just for news anymore: If you want to know about new items, specials, and promotions from this site, but only when you want to know about them, subscribe to our RSS feed.

All you have to do is download an RSS reader program -- which is like an email program for your RSS feeds -- and then subscribe to the RSS feeds that you want to check (the procedure for doing this varies from reader to reader). If you already have a reader, great! Just click the orange XML icon:

1. RSS is nothing like email spam, because you only get items from the websites that you subscribe to, when you want to get them, and if you don't want to get any more items from a site, you simply unsubscribe from the feed. No forms to fill out, and no opt-out emails to send. Better yet, when you subscribe to an RSS feed, it's just as anonymous as surfing a web page: You don't give your name or email address to an RSS feed, so there's no way foryour email address to be sold to spammers.

2. RSS keeps you up-to-date, because new items are added to the feed at the same time as they are added to the website.

3. RSS is safe, because the items contain plain text and links, without harmful attachments: No viruses, trojans, cookies, or spyware.

How do I use it?

1. Get an RSS reader. You need an email program to read email. You need a web browser to browse the web. And you need an RSS reader (sometimes called a "news aggregator") to read RSS feeds. Most RSS readers are free, and many operate without additional advertising. Here are just a few:
Pluck
Awasu
SharpReader
FeedReader
WildGrape
NewsGator
FeedDemon
You can find more here.

2. Subscribe to our RSS feed. This procedure varies from program to program, but usually you will need the URL, or web address, of our feed. Use the following web address when your RSS reader software asks for a URL or feed address:
http://blogs-built.blogspot.com/atom.xml

3. Configure your feed. Again, this varies from program to program, but most RSS readers allow you to set how often you check the feed for new items, and whether or not to pop-up new items on your desktop. Remember, you can unsubscribe from the feed at any time.