What Is RSS?

In a world heaving under the weight of billions of web pages, keeping up to date with the information you want can be a drag.

Wouldn't it be better to have the latest information delivered directly to you, rather than clicking from site to site? Well now you can, thanks to a very clever service, RSS.

There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority plump for "Really Simple Syndication." Put plainly, it allows you to identify the content you like and have it delivered directly to you.

It takes the hassle out of staying up-to-date, by showing you the very latest information that you are interested in.

How do I Start Using RSS Feeds?

In general, the first thing you need is something called a news reader. There are many different free versions on the Internet, some of which are accessed using a browser, and some of which are downloadable applications. All allow you to display and subscribe to the RSS feeds you want.

Once you have chosen a news reader, all you have to do is to decide what content you want. For example, if you would like the latest GreekShares.com Investing Articles, simply visit the GreekShares.com RSS section and you will notice the orange RSS button:

If you click on the RSS button you can subscribe to the feed in various ways, including by dragging the URL of the RSS feed into your news reader or by cutting and pasting the same URL into a new feed in your news reader.

Some browsers, including Firefox, Opera and Safari, have functionality which automatically picks up RSS feeds for you. For more details on these, please check their websites.

How Do I Get a News Reader?

There is a range of free different news readers available on the Internet and new versions are appearing all the time.

Different news readers work on different operating systems, so you will need to take this into account when you make your choice:

FeedReader: Windows

Radio Userland: Windows / Mac

Amphetadesk: Windows / Linux / Mac

GreekShares.com RSS

The GreekShares.com investing articles' content is changing on a very frequent basis. To make it easy for you to see recent changes and updates on these articles, you can view their content in RSS.

Using GreekShares.com RSS Feed on Your Web Site

We encourage the use of the GreekShares.com RSS feed as part of a website, subject to our Terms and Conditions.

However, we do require that the proper format and attribution is used when the GreekShares.com RSS feed content appears. The attribution text should read "GreekShares.com Investing Articles"

We reserve the right to prevent the distribution of the GreekShares.com content.

GreekShares.com does not accept any liability for its RSS feeds.

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