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RSS Readers
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is an easy way for Web sites to share headlines and australiashoppingonline.com uses this format to provide its latest deals and coupon to all costumers.

Web surfers can use sophisticated news readers to surf these headlines using RSS aggregators.

RSS provides deals and coupon updates from AustraliaShoppingOnline in a simple form for your computer. You read these files in a program called an aggregator, which collects news from various websites and provides it to you in a simple form. But what aggregator to use? Here are some choices:

Top readers:

Mac OS X: NetNewsWire
This elegant Mac-like aggregator is easy to use and powerful.
Windows: SharpReader
Simple, but gets the job done.
Linux: Straw
The best aggregator for GNOME.
Web: Bloglines
Check all your feeds from any web browser.

Special datafeed aggregators page. Click here!

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AmphetaDesk
A news aggregator you access through a web browser. (Mac/Win/Linux)
FeedDemon
A more complicated aggregator for Windows. (Win)
FeedReader
Like SharpReader, but sporadically updated. (Win)
NewsGator
Read the news from within Microsoft Outlook. (Win)
NewsWatcher
Based on Scopeware technology. (Win)
News Is Free
Lets you create your own customized news page with feeds from the sites you're interested in. (Web)

RSS Brief History
RSS was first invented by Netscape, when they were trying to get into the portal business. They wanted an XML format (RSS .90) that would be easy for them to get news stories and information from other sites and have them automatically added to their site. They then came out with RSS .91 and dropped it when they decided to get out of the portal business.

UserLand Software picked up RSS .91 and continued to develop it, coming out with .92, .93, and .94. At the same time as UserLand, a non-commercial group picked up RSS and developed RSS 1.0 based on their interpretation of the original principles of RSS. They based RSS 1.0 on RDF and re-named it RDF Site Summary. UserLand was not happy with RSS 1.0, and continued development of their version of RSS (Really Simple Syndication), eventually releasing RSS 2.0.