If you look over in the left column, towards the top, you’ll find the Subscriptions section. There you can request that the site notify you whenever we post new content. One of the technologies for doing this is called RSS (for Really Simple Syndication). When you think of syndication, it’s very likely that fond memories of Luverne and Shirley come to mind. Well, maybe not. On the Internet, it’s means something a little different. Here at Internet Newcomer, every post and all the comments are made available for other sites and applications to use. This content is distributed through a feed.

RSS is an incredibly useful technology that’s often not very well understood. Commoncraft has produced this video that does a great low-tech job of covering the basics in 3 1/2 minutes.

When you’re done watching, subscribe to our feed!

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