What is this RSS stuff anyway?

RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication." You can think of it as a way of making the content on a web page accessible to people via other means.

If you visit a site that uses RSS, you could use a special program (an "RSS Reader") on your computer that goes out to the web automatically and periodically to check for anything new on that site. If anything new is found, then it shows up in the RSS reader in much the same way as an email message arrives in your inbox. Through the RSS reader, you can read the website's content and, in many cases, you can click on the title of the article you are reading to go directly to that page on the site.

For a better explanation, check out this Common Craft video that explains RSS in "plain English."