Comments on: What Is The Difference Between Rss Feeds And Just Normal Favourites? Aren’t They The Same Thing?

By: eparico

eparico — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:45:58 +0000

RSS feeds are a little more extensive. If you subscribe to an RSS feed, you have access to several articles on the same site without having to go to the site itself. I use RSS feeds for news sites mainly.

By: Doug V

Doug V — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:55:50 +0000

An RSS feed will have updated content every time a Web site is changed. You see the latest offerings from the site without having to visit the site and often, can customize what you see.
A favorite is just a bookmark. You have to visit the site in order to see the content.

By: Dan Roberts

Dan Roberts — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:20:29 +0000

RSS Feeds can contain more than just bookmarks.
RSS is a standard format for syndicating content on the Internet. The content can be anything! Often information contained in an RSS feed is syndicated on other sites which expands its reach.
Website visitors love RSS because they choose which feeds they wish to subscribe to, if at any point they are unhapy with the content contained in the RSS feed they simply unsubscribe and no longer receive notification of feed updates.
RSS is really a win, win for both subscribers and publishers.
In order to get a better understanding of how RSS works download an RSS reader or use a web aggregator and subscribe to an RSS feed (they are usually indicated by a small orange icon).