RSS
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. These are helpful to scan through blogs, headlines and favourite sites at speed. With an RSS reader, users can scan hundreds of news headlines from one centralised location. Users subscribe to an RSS by clicking the RSS icon (an orange square with curved white lines in it 
). Once subscribed, they receive a summary of any new content as it appears, without having to visit the site.
There are many ways to read an RSS feed. This can be through RSS software or an aggregator service which collects feeds in one place. An aggregator will check subscribed feeds regularly for updates and display the results. Popular aggregators include Google News, Bloglines and Netvibes.
Users can adjust their subscription settings so that they see only headlines or ask for a more detailed summary of the story to be displayed. This provides a fast way to scan through all the sites of interest and find the stories to read, without having to surf the web.
RSS feeds usually show quite a plain summary of a website, without the usual design and graphics that make surfing the net so attractive. Some people see this as an advantage, because it focuses on the information.