Using RSS—Technical Overview for Webmasters

• About RSS
• Technical Overview
• Sample Code
• Terms of Use

RSS Feed Components

channel <title> -

A short heading for the feed

Uses channel <link> for link target

example: Infoplease - Today's Birthday

channel <description> -

A descriptive subtitle for the feed

example: Famous Birthdays from the Editors of Infoplease

item <title> -

Combines the channel name with a short summary of that days content

Uses item <link> for link target

example: May 23: Margaret Fuller

item <description> -

Has a longer summary of the content

Not all items have descriptions

example: 1810–50, American writer and lecturer, born in Cambridgeport (now part of Cambridge), Mass.

See biography and links to other people born today...