RSS feeds offer an easy way of browsing new content from many different websites in one place. To use RSS (which usually stands for Really Simple Syndication), you need an RSS reader. The reader aggregates the feeds to which you subscribe, in most cases displaying content in an abbreviated form with a link to the full text or audio/video file.

There are many different ways of viewing and managing RSS feeds. Newer versions of some web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox and Apple's Safari have simple RSS readers built into them. Alternatively, you can download and install a standalone RSS reader or sign up to a web-based service. There are a number of RSS readers available, both standalone and web-based, for Windows, Mac and other operating systems. Look out for the RSS icons on a web page, which indicate the presence of an RSS feed.