Feeds References

Like tagging, feeds is one of the primary technologies driving Web 2.0 - bridging disparate data sources - breaking apart the Web and allowing it to reconstitute in categorically new forms. To understand the evolution of the Web over the next five years, you've got to have a solid foundation in understanding feeds. In the book, I give an overview of feeds and talk about them in almost every chapter. The icon at right is typically used to indicate the presence of a feed on a Web page.

I think that the most confusing part about feeds is the terms are all mis-combobulated. Know that RSS and ATOM are formats used to deliver feeds. And that "Syndication" is a synonym for "Feeds."

Here are some resources to fill out your knowledge:

Wikipedia's feed page is a good place to start
(really study this page, it's good).

Why you should care about RSS
(this is another good intro)

Common Craft has decent intro to reading web content via RSS (feeds)

10 reasons non profits should use RSS (feeds)

The RSS habits of Nonprofit Techies by Beth Kanter

How to create feeds for your organization

How to publish feeds from your Website