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== RSS - RDF Site Summary aka Really Simple Syndication ==
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== RSS - RDF Site Summary aka Rich Site Summary aka Really Simple Syndication ==
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An RSS 2.0 document, called a "feed", "web feed", or "channel", contains either full text or a summary of content from a linked website. It is an easy way to keep up with new information on the user's chosen websites. e.g. feeds can be sent directly to a user's inbox.
  
  
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In 1997 [http://dave.scripting.com/ Dave Winer] at [http://www.userland.com/ UserLand] designed the XML syndication format [http://www.scripting.com/davenet/1997/12/15/scriptingNewsInXML.html scriptingNews].
 
  
In 1999 the [http://www.w3.org/ World Wide Web Consortium] (W3C) published their specifications for the RDF format.  
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RDF - [http://www.w3.org/RDF/ Resource Description Framework] is a family of [http://www.w3.org/ W3C] specifications which integrate various applications and events using XML as an interchange syntax.
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*In 1997 [http://dave.scripting.com/ Dave Winer] at [http://www.userland.com/ UserLand] designed the XML syndication format [http://www.scripting.com/davenet/1997/12/15/scriptingNewsInXML.html scriptingNews].
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*In 1999 the [http://www.w3.org/ World Wide Web Consortium] (W3C) published their specifications for the RDF format RSS 0.90.
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*In 1999 Netscape designed RSS 0.90 for use with my.netscape.com, which also supported scriptingNews format.
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*UserLand took up the RSS 0.91 dropped by Netscape and went on to design 0.92/3/4 and RSS 2.0.
  
RDF - [http://www.w3.org/RDF/ Resource Description Framework] is a family of [http://www.w3.org/ World Wide Web Consortium] (W3C) specifications which integrate various applications and events using XML as an interchange syntax.
 
  
In 1999 Netscape designed RSS 0.90 for use with my.netscape.com, which also supported scriptingNews format.  
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*In 2000 the [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/rss-dev/ RSS-DEV Working Group], a private, non-commercial working group released its own set of specifications called RSS 1.0.
  
RSS 0.90 Netscape Based on RDF  Obsoleted by 2.0
 
RSS 0.91 UserLand                                      Obsoleted by 2.0
 
RSS 1.0         RSS-DEV Working Group Based on RDF  Active module development
 
RSS 0.92/3/4 UserLand                                      Obsoleted by 2.0
 
RSS 2.0         UserLand                                      Active module development
 
[http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/12/18/dive-into-xml.html More information]
 
  
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*In 2003, Winer and UserLand Software assigned the copyright of the RSS 2.0 specification to [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/ Harvard's Berkman Center for the Internet & Society].
  
An RSS 2.0 document, called a "feed", "web feed", or "channel", contains either full text or a summary of content from a linked website. It is an easy way to keep up with new information on the user's chosen websites. e.g. feeds can be sent directly to a user's inbox.
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{| cellpadding="10" border="1" cellspacing="0"
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|[http://www.purplepages.ie/RSS/netscape/rss0.90.html RSS 0.90] ||Netscape ||Obsoleted by 2.0          ||Based on RDF 
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|RSS 0.91 ||UserLand                      ||Obsoleted by 2.0
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|[http://web.resource.org/rss/1.0/ RSS 1.0] ||RSS-DEV Working Group ||Active module development ||Based on RDF 
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|RSS 0.92/3/4 ||UserLand                      ||Obsoleted by 2.0
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|[http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html RSS 2.0] ||UserLand                      ||Active module development
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[http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/12/18/dive-into-xml.html More information on RSS]

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RSS - RDF Site Summary aka Rich Site Summary aka Really Simple Syndication

An RSS 2.0 document, called a "feed", "web feed", or "channel", contains either full text or a summary of content from a linked website. It is an easy way to keep up with new information on the user's chosen websites. e.g. feeds can be sent directly to a user's inbox.


Really Simple Syndication (RSS 2.0)

RDF Site Summary (RSS 1.0 and RSS 0.90)

Rich Site Summary (RSS 0.91)



RDF - Resource Description Framework is a family of W3C specifications which integrate various applications and events using XML as an interchange syntax.





  • In 1999 Netscape designed RSS 0.90 for use with my.netscape.com, which also supported scriptingNews format.


  • UserLand took up the RSS 0.91 dropped by Netscape and went on to design 0.92/3/4 and RSS 2.0.


  • In 2000 the RSS-DEV Working Group, a private, non-commercial working group released its own set of specifications called RSS 1.0.




RSS 0.90 Netscape Obsoleted by 2.0 Based on RDF
RSS 0.91 UserLand Obsoleted by 2.0
RSS 1.0 RSS-DEV Working Group Active module development Based on RDF
RSS 0.92/3/4 UserLand Obsoleted by 2.0
RSS 2.0 UserLand Active module development

More information on RSS