Why feeds?

What is a feed? RSS stands for Rich Site Summary. The word "feed" has many meanings. In our context, the meaning to consider is the one that you've probably heard in regards to broadcast television. For example, there could be an event happening outside London that is being covered by a local network. That network then allows other networks and stations to tap into their continuous broadcast, when desired. That continuous broadcast is referred to as a feed, in that it is "food" for another to consume. On the internet, a feed is much the same. A site provides its content in a stream that is pulled (requested) by a site that wants to use that content. That stream is a feed.

Some feeds provide news content. Some are e-commerce feeds that provide products that any registered e-commerce site can sell for a commission. Some simply provide articles on topics of interest to the readers of sites that consume the feeds.

So, why would you want to provide a feed for your site?

 

Exposure. Providing...