What is RSS content and how do I add it to my web site?

What is RSS?
RSS, sometimes known as Really Simple Syndication, is a popular means of sharing content (such as news headlines) without requiring readers to constantly visit a Web site to see what's new. RSS feeds contain headlines and hyperlinks to longer articles or Web pages.

Websites use RSS feeds to distribute frequently changing content, such as blogs and news. You can track up-to-the-minute information right from your My Yahoo! page by adding RSS feeds to your page. The method for doing this varies depending on the site offering the service.

There are two ways to find out if a site has an RSS feed:

You see the acronym RSS or the symbol someplace on the site's pages

You find the RSS feed by searching for it in the My Yahoo! content gallery.

To add an RSS feed from a web site's page:

Some websites help you out by asking where you want to add the RSS feed and giving My Yahoo! as one of your options. All you have to do on these sites is click a few buttons and the feed is added to your main My Yahoo! tab.

• Navigate to the website whose RSS feed you want.
• Look for the acronym RSS or the symbol .

If you find the acronym or symbol, click on it, then follow the instructions provided by that web site. If you need help, contact support for that website.

Some sites have a whole page of RSS feeds, and make it easy to add them to My Yahoo! using the button on their website. To see an example of this from the USA Today website, click here.

To add an RSS feed from the My Yahoo! content gallery:

RSS feeds for many popular websites are offered in the My Yahoo! content gallery.

• Click a tab to open the My Yahoo! page you want to add content to.
• Click Content to open the content gallery.
• Use the search box to find one or more RSS feeds:
• · To search for all available RSS feeds, type rss in the content gallery search box; or to search for a specific RSS feed, type the name for a feed, such as news rss.
• · Click the search button.
• Click + Add button for each RSS feed that you want to add to your page.
• Add as much content as you like, then click I'm Done.

• To add an RSS feed using its URL:

For some sites, you need to locate the URL for the feed, and enter it on the My Yahoo! tab of your choice. After you locate the URL, do the following:

• Click a tab to open the My Yahoo! page you want to add content to.
• Click Content to open the content gallery.
• Click Add RSS Feed near the bottom-center of the gallery.
• Enter the URL of the RSS feed in the displayed box, then click Add.
• Add as much content as you like, then click I'm Done.

Show me how! Take a tutorial that gets you started adding RSS content to your page