Implementation of RSS Feed Reader

Abstract

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a technology that is being used by millions of web users around the world to keep track of their favourite websites. By using RSS, we can stay on top of the news and information without repeatedly checking multiple web sites to see if they have been updated. RSS is a time-saving way to receive and information updates (often called “RSS feeds”, ”news feeds” of simply “feeds” from favourite Web sites and blogs. To read RSS feeds, an RSS reader (also called a “news aggregator” or a “feed reader” of “RSS aggregator”) is needed. RSS reader is a piece of software that checks RSS feeds and read any new articles. In this paper, design and implementation of the RSS aggregator is discussed. Testing results with C# implementation of windows based program of RSS reader is described. Input data of this system can be used from RSS feed from online pages or RSS feed files for test cases.