Georgetown University's Office of Communications provides news releases and media advisories online in an RSS (Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary) format. Using RSS software, such as newsreaders, news aggregators, tickers or other RSS software, users can subscribe to newsfeeds and receive automatic updates of current releases and advisories.

Using RSS-compliant software, subscribe to one of the beat areas below (follow the directions of your RSS software). Note: These URLs will not work with a Web browser alone, but requires RSS client software.

There are RSS software packages available as shareware, freeware, or for purchase for most operating systems, including Windows, Macintosh and Unix. To find out more about RSS software, see "About RSS" and "RSS Software" below.

About RSS

RSS is an XML-based format used to syndicate content and allows for the delivery of content (using XML) to a user's desktop via a newsreader, news aggregator, ticker or other RSS software.

     » Learn more about RSS

RSS Software

There are a range of different News Readers available; click on the Google link below to find links to the most popular products, many of which are free to install.

Different News Readers work on different operating systems, so you will need to take this into account when you make your choice.

     » RSS News Readers (GOOGLE)

     » RSS News Readers (Yahoo)

Georgetown University does not warranty or recommend any specific software. Users should review and select software that best fits their system and preferences.