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RSS Explained.

Here’s a nontechnical introduction to RSS [http://www.faganfinder.com/search/rss.shtml] from Michael Fagan. For a more technical introduction to RSS, see Mark Pilgrim’s explanation [http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/12/18/dive-into-xml.html].
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Awhile back, I complained that I couldn’t find a clear, straightforward, non-technical explanation of RSS. Well, here’s a good one from Michael Fagan. For a more technical introduction to RSS, see Mark Pilgrim’s explanation.

Fagan’s site, incidentally, has a handy general search page that lets you target a couple dozen online search engines and information resources from a single search field, plus a blog search that targets weblogs and RSS feeds.

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