RSS is a Web content syndication format. Its name is an acronym for Really Simple Syndication, or Rich Site Summary. RSS is a dialect of XML (using the Resource Description Framework (RDF) - a language for representing information about resources in the World Wide Web) and all RSS files must conform to the XML 1.0 specification, as published on the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) website.
A typical sample of RSS content:
<rss version="0.91">
<channel>
<title>Rotary News</title>
<link>http://rotarynews.com/</link>
<description>Latest information off the web and print for the new Mazda RX-EVOLV , RX-8, RX-7, RX-01 and other Rotary powered vehicles.</description>
<item>
<title>Mazdaspeed Announces GRAND-AM GT Racing Program</title>
<link>http://www.rotarynews.com/view.php?id=729</link>
<description>Mazdaspeed Announces GRAND-AM GT Racing Program</description>
</item>
<item>
<title>New AutoArt 787b Preview pics and LMP#8 Model by SPARK</title>
<link>http://www.rotarynews.com/view.php?id=726</link>
<description>New AutoArt 787b Preview pics and LMP#8 Model by SPARK</description>
</item>
<item>
<title>JGTC Round 8 Autopolis 300km Season Closer</title>
<link>http://www.rotarynews.com/view.php?id=725</link>
<description>JGTC Round 8 Autopolis 300km Season Closer</description>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>
