What’s with the orange button?

If you’re wondering what the orange little means, don't worry - most people don't know either (yet). XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a programming language used to “describe data.” The orange button is meant to inform the reader that it serves as a link to a page containing XML.

In this case it’s being used to describe information intended to be read by an RSS reader. RSS is a scripting language that conforms to XML standards. There appears to be no universal definition for the acronym, but the three most common ones are “Really Simple Syndication,” “Rich Site Summary,” and “RDF Site Summary.” RDF stands for Resource Description Framework. If you clicked on the button and saw a bunch of code jargon and some text, what you saw was the code behind an RSS feed.

What’s the purpose of this code?

This is what our RSS Feed looks like if you're using Pluck as your RSS reader.

Slowly but surely more and more sites are starting to use this feature. Since the typical viewer doesn't know what an RSS reader is (let alone has one installed), these feeds have mostly been limited to large news or portal sites with more internet savvy viewers.