-- Posted by Light Assassin at 7:57 pm on Dec. 20, 2008 I never took the time to give a shit... what exactly are they? -- Posted by RainbowKid92 at 7:57 pm on Dec. 20, 2008 *shrugs* idfk -- Posted by Melodious Trance at 7:58 pm on Dec. 20, 2008 Effed If I know. -- Posted by Eclipse2005 at 7:58 pm on Dec. 20, 2008 It gives a website easy ways to alert 'subscribers' when a new post is made (blogs, news sites, review sites, etc). -- Posted by holysaiyan1 at 7:58 pm on Dec. 20, 2008 Short answer: Many sites offer RSS feeds, so you can read posts on the site without having to actually go to the site itself.  All you need is an RSS reader or a website such as Google or Yahoo that can handle a RSS feed.   Basically, it's getting the story to go to you, instead of you having to go to the story. -- Posted by musefan at 7:59 pm on Dec. 20, 2008 ive wondering that for the last year -- Posted by 420trendz at 7:59 pm on Dec. 20, 2008 I think it's like you subscribe to a site and they send you emails or something when the site is updated. -- Posted by drifting at 7:59 pm on Dec. 20, 2008 Content feeds You use an RSS reader and it will notify you when there is something new. Some sites also use them for media. For instance, one torrent site I use that specializes in TV shows has an RSS feed of your favorite shows. That way whenever a new episode is released, it will automatically download it.