RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication o Rich Site Summary depending on the person you talk to. RSS is an XML based standard aimed ad providing news and updates over the Internet. These informations are published via RSS News Feeds.
Nuova Saccardo Motori has decided to adopt this standard to inform customers about its Internet site updates.
What is an RSS News Feed?
An RSS News Feed is a list of topics which is made available from a web site using RSS. In order to read the feed the user has to install a program that understands this format and enter the URL of the feed.
RSS News Feed are intended to become a replacement for standard e-mail newsletters.
An advantage of using news feeds is that with one application you can read feeds from different web sites. You can stop wasting your time wandering around your preferred sites searching for updates.
A second great advantage of news feeds is security: you are no more requested to give your e-mail address to receive informations and updates. This helps you to protect from spam keeping your e-mail address private.
How can I read RSS News Feed?
Current version of Microsoft Internet Explorer is unable to read feeds in the correct way: if yoy try you will only see a page with the code under the feed. You are encouraged to use one of the following applications instead:
News feeds enabled Internet browser:
Opera Internet Browser. Available for the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac, FreeBSD, Sun Solaris (Sparc edition), IBM OS/2 e QNX.
Firefox Internet Browser. Available for the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac. No license fee is required: it is free.
Apple Safari. Available for Apple Mac OS X only. Only the version bundled with Mac OS X Tiger (10.4) or later can read RSS feeds.
Specialized news feeds reader:
SharpReader. Available for Microsoft operating systems only. No license fee is required: it is free.
FeedReader. Available for Microsoft operating systems only. No license fee is required: it is free.
AmphetaDesk. Available for the following operating systems:Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac.
NewsGator. Available for Microsoft operating systems only. No license fee is required: it is free.