On the World Wide Web , a web feed (or news feed ) is a data format used for providing users with frequently updated content. Content distributors syndicate a web feed, thereby allowing users to subscribe a channel to it. Making a collection of web feeds accessible in one spot is known as aggregation , which is performed by a news aggregator . A web feed is also sometimes referred to as a syndicated feed .

This is an introductory wikibook about blogging : what it is, how and why to do it, what to use it for. Advanced chapters may follow on how to customize and create extensions for your favorite blogging platforms or how to integrate them seamlessly with other tools you use.

Appendix Three: Technology Applications

Blogging is a form of popular writing in which ordinary individuals (as opposed to professional writers) publish their thoughts and musings, usually in short pieces displayed in reverse-chronological order, in a blog (short for "web log"), a website designed for collecting such self-published pieces.

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