Short for Really Simple Syndication (or Rich Site Summary, depending on who's asking and whom you ask), RSS is an XML-based format for content distribution. It was once mainly a way for 'bloggers to share content updates among themselves and with a handful of sites that collect 'blog content. But all that's changing. New tools are emerging - including the latest version (7.5) of the Opera Web browser - that make reading RSS feeds as easy as reading email for the average user and that supercharge its potential for enterprises and other organizations.
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