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RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It is an efficient way to get information quickly from the Web. Basically, it drives information from the Web directly to readers instead of forcing those readers to surf a list of bookmarked sites. For example, subscribers to the New York Times’ RSS feed see a constantly updated list of the front-page stories on the Times’ Web site without having to visit the site itself. If they see a headline that looks interesting, they can simply click on it, and their Web browser automatically opens the story. There are two halves that make it work: an RSS feed created by a Web site (just click on the RSS symbol) and a news aggregator program that reads that feed. The FIREFOX browser has an RSS reader inbuilt. Top 2 web-based (access from any computer):