Introduction : Our mailing-list is now available in RSS format for our audience. If you're reading this article, it's probably because you still don't use RSS and want to know more about this. In this article, I will highlight the benefits of RSS compared to email for receiving content and news from sites within your interests.


1) So What Is RSS?

RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication". It's a revolutionary way to receive news and content from websites. It is still not as widespread as email, but it has millions of users starting to use them. RSS is NOT a replacement of email. Email IS the primary way to communicate with persons via Internet, but RSS may be soon a replacement concerning website news and content delivered via email (such as newsletters etc...).

The major difference, that delivers all the benefits, is that it's the user that queries the content. And not the inverse (you receive the email). This fact instantly eliminates all problems of spam, because nobody apart you can modify what you want to read in your RSS reader. You're in 100% control! And if a RSS feed you just subscribed is not completely what you wanted to read, you just remove it. And you will never see anymore messages from this RSS feed owner.

A "RSS feed" is a file delivering content, to which you subscribe.

The second difference to email, is that there are NO message traveling around the globe to arrive in your email client. An email is a piece of data that will start from a point, be relayed by different servers to finally arrive in your inbox. This solution presents several problems. Spam filters catch lots of innocent emails, and this format increase bandwidth usage for servers, plus it creates lots of administration and technical problems for administrators.

With RSS, there's no message traveling around the globe. Your RSS reader just queries the RSS feed, which is 'just' a file on a website, and shows you all the messages in your RSS reader. So, to resume:

Advantages for users:
- Hassle-free solution, as there are no longer spam problems (some even call RSS as "Really Stop Spam"!) ;
- RSS is private. No need to give your email address or any information about you.
- Convenience of use, as RSS readers provide lots of tools to organize your content (some even find articles that are from the same content and automatically link them) ;
- Easy to use. You just enter the URL of the feed (which is always given by the webmaster) you want to subscribe in your RSS reader ;
- No need to confirm your subscription, and no need to re-subscribe to the content (for example when you change your email address) ;
- You are 100% sure that what you will see in the messages is exactly what the webmaster wants to show you - there are no real format problems like in email clients.
- Very fast to use, as RSS is timely - you get updates as soon as they are published on the websites you're subscribed.

Advantages for site owners:
- RSS assures 100% deliverability of the messages ;
- No longer need to deal with spam lists when you're listed and you don't even know why ;
- Portability: Zero cross-layout problems due to the variety of email clients - a RSS reader will show everything you list and how you want in each messsage ;
- RSS allows you to update your audience as often as you want (no bandwidth problems, or very little, less than web traffic itself)
- Easy to program with simplified XML language ;

Negative points:
- RSS is a one way communication point. So it is actually used only for distribution: newsletters, news, headlines, content, etc...
- Confusion of RSS/XML versions to use for websites owners.

2) OK, So How I Get Started Now?

To get started with RSS, you simply need to use a RSS reader, and then enter URLs of various RSS feeds in your RSS reader. There are lots of readers available in various forms. Usually, you can read RSS with:

» RSS Online Readers
Our preferred: Bloglines

You may use RSS online readers to read, store, organize directly online the RSS feeds you're subscribed to. The major advantage is that even if you are away and can't access your PC you can still access the content. Other advantage is that these online readers store archives of RSS feeds people susbscribe. So when you subscribe for the first time to a RSS feed, you can have access to everything this RSS feed has published from the start, even before you were subscribed. Some online readers even use notication extensions available for various browsers that will alert you each time new content is found, when you surf.

» RSS Desktop Readers
Our preferred: SharpReader, Awasu

Desktop readers are great as they provide the flexibility and rapidity of any Windows/Mac program, compared to a web-based application. They have also more tools to organize, store and sort information. But, once you are out, you can't access the content (unless you're using remote access applications to access your PC - such as GoToMyPC -), and the first time you subscribe to a feed, it won't show you the archives (as they are stored by you). A good advantage as well is that instant notifications softly appear on your desktop whenever there is new content available (just as with the MSN messenger, when someone of your contacts connects to the web).

» RSS Browser Extensions Readers
Our preferred: Pluck (IE), Sage (FireFox)

You can also use RSS feeds directly in browsers. We find this solution to be the less attractive but some persons prefer them, so you may try.

For your information, the URL of our RSS mailing-list feed is:
http://www.gambling-pro.com/gambling_news/rssmailinglist.xml

The URL of our RSS gambling news only feed is:
http://www.gambling-pro.com/gambling_news/rssnews.xml

Insert these URLs in your RSS reader with the "Add" function and you will be connected in real-time to online gambling and will benefit of all the best bonus offers and online casino information available, before everyone.

3) So Are You Ready To Use RSS?
We strongly suggest you to start using RSS. You will find it very useful and simple to use. I understand that it means learning the use of a new tool, but in our opinion, RSS will be in a few years ahead email for newsletter publishing. At this time, you will be obliged to use them - so why not starting today? We are offering everyone using our RSS feed a chance to win $40 in REAL CASH with our RSS monthly draw. You can even try your luck each month, so don't wait a minute and subscribe now!

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