"Mom, what is RSS and what is it used for?"

I got this from Ask skeptic's mom....

So, today's question was, "Mom, what is RSS and what is it used for?"

You asked me what RSS is.

Well, my first response is that I just don't have a clue. In today's world
it could be a disease…as in "I have RSS and nobody believes that it's a
real illness; but I just don't have any energy". It could be someone's
initials. I don't know!!

So I googled it and I still just don't have a clue. I didn't understand the
first paragraph, got totally bored because there are words in there that
mean nothing to anyone who hasn't heard of RSS.

The answer to your question: I just don't have a clue!

Thanks Mom!

Comments

[P-Air]

Someone recently shared the best descrition of RSS they had heard, which I liked too so I'm passing it on in hopes that it helps the non-initiated.

If you think of Web sites in terms of content (the written stuff) and presentation (the layout of the page), RSS is the content so you can view it in whatever presentation you like best (ie. feedreader, Web page, MyYahoo, etc.), not just what the publsher decides.