The terminology revolves around a new technology used to deliver articles, news and any type of information posted on the web in an electronic format. On your own time and at any given physical location; here is a bit of history.

As the internet continues to expand, it translates into a never-ending source of information for all. Accessing several sites to gather information can be bothersome and tedious, as well as absorb a considerable amount of time. RSS and XML allow you to select information and pull it directly into your aggregator or newsreader. , you can then access your aggregator at any time and use it as the one-stop-shop for all the information you chose to have at your fingertips. RSS, XML and aggregators simplify the task of surfing the web to gather information.

Regardless of which definition you use, RSS allows sites to easily share information with users and for users to track information which has changed. An RSS feed, also called a news feed, contains a headline, summary and a link which takes a user back to the webpage where the information resides. It is also significant to note that RSS does not require providing your email address before you can receive information.

What is Syndication?
The Syndication term is used to associate RSS and News Feeds. Syndication is a process by which authors and publishers allow their content to be picked up and posted in other websites / locations aside from the primary or source website. Some syndicated content comes at a price (some newspaper columns and cartoon strips) but most are free.

Aggregators:
A news aggregator, or news feed reader, is web based or desktop software. A news aggregator can be compared to an email program. Rather than pulling in and allowing you to read email, the aggregator pulls in and displays RSS feeds from the sites your have subscribed to. The software allows you to access and read the new content from the RSS feeds.

Key Points for 9Searches.org users.

• Every article published on 9searches has an XML feed, you can subscribe to all the feeds youd like for free, just Click on the XML button - Copy the Web "address" or URL of that page and plug it into your news feed reader or aggregator.
  
• There are many free web based programs as well as software you can purchase and installed on your computer. Here is a great source: http://allrss.com/rssreaders.html/