So what exactly is RSS?

It is a way to easily distribute a list of headlines, update notices, and sometimes content to a wide number of people. It is used by computer programs that organise those headlines and notices for easy reading.

Most people are interested in many websites whose content changes on an unpredictable schedule - such as the sometimes daily new on CatDog. Repeatedly checking each website to see if there is any new content can be very tedious.

Email notification of changes was an early solution to this problem. Unfortunately, when you receive email notifications from multiple websites they are usually disorganised and can get overwhelming, and are often mistaken for spam.

RSS is a better way to be notified of new and changed content. Notifications of changes to multiple websites are handled easily, and the results are presented to you well organized and distinct from email.

If you have Firefox click the icon

How does RSS work?

RSS works by having the website author maintain a list of notifications on their website in a standard way. This list of notifications is called an "RSS Feed".

People who are interested in finding out the latest headlines or changes can check this list. Special computer programs called "RSS aggregators" have been developed that automatically access the RSS feeds of websites you care about on your behalf and organize the results for you. (RSS feeds and aggregators are also sometimes called "RSS Channels" and "RSS Readers".)

How do I use RSS on CatDog? 

If you have Explorer click the icon

Fortunately for most people, you already have the ability to subscribe to CatDog's news.

The latest and two most popular browsers (Explorer and Firefox), now allow you with a couple of simple clicks of a button, quickly add CatDog to your newsfeed.

On your browser simply look for the RSS icon, like the picture at the top of this article (except without the sleeping cat!) and click it...follow the prompts and you are done!