What is RSS

RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication".

It is a way to get information from a website to appear on your computer screen as it is published. You can see the latest headlines and articles appear in a small window, without having to remember to visit the site.

RSS feeds are designed to be read by computers rather than people. You use a small piece of software called a News Reader or Aggregator to turn this into a page you can read on your screen. This software checks RSS feeds and lets you know about any new articles as they are added to the website.

There are many different versions, some of which are accessed using a browser, and some of which are downloadable applications. Browser-based news readers let you catch up with your RSS feed subscriptions from anywhere, whereas downloadable applications let you store them on your main computer, in the same way that you either download your e-mail using Outlook, or keep it on a web-based service like Hotmail.

Once you have chosen a news reader, you have to subscribe to the relevant RSS feeds. This means you get a website RSS feed address and paste it into your software.

Our RSS news feed address is:

http://www.breastcancercampaign.org/rss/

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