What Is RSS?

RSS (Really Simple Syndication)

RSS is a convenient way to gather and quickly browse information from a variety of sources, including press releases, product updates, or changes to a web site. Small amounts of content, called “feeds,” are automatically sent to an RSS reader. Feeds are generally a headline, summary, or preview of the complete content. Through the RSS reader, feeds from various sources can be scanned with the ability to access the complete content relating to any interesting feeds.

A good way to wrap your head around this is to think of the syndication of a comic strip: the syndication means that it appears in multiple newspapers all at the same time. Think of your RSS reader as your personally-constructed newspaper.

How does RSS actually work? Read the engaging RSS Help Page for the Names@Work blog.

For a more technical explanation, read the Wikipedia discussion of RSS : “RSS is a family of XML dialects for Web syndication…”.

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Re-Examining the Registry-Registrar Split
A report known as the CRAI Report, which recommends keeping most of the registry-registrar split now required of all gTLDs, doesn’t address the legitimate need of many potential registries for a business model that registrars are unlikely to implement — leaving these registries in the cold.
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ICANN TLD Resources Page
I’ve put together a permanent page of materials related to ICANN new TLD applications, both from ICANN and from other sources. These are hard to find on the ICANN site, and I’m hosting them so they should be quick to download.
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The 4 Biggest Flaws in ICANN’s New TLD Process (and how to fix them)
I’ve read through all the ICANN materials twice. If you’re having trouble sleeping….
Overall, the process is understandable, is fairly straightforward, and best of all, it looks as if new TLDs will actually happen. It’s about time.
BUT I find four big problems, any one of which could be a show-stopper for [...]
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