Atom 1.0.
July 15th, 2005
Atom version 1.0 is finished and nearly an IETF standard. What is the Atom syndication format, you ask? It’s a flexible XML-based news feed specification, like RSS, but the result of a standards-body process and open for all to use and extend. Many feed readers already support Atom feeds (based on the 0.3 draft of the spec), and even Longhorn ??? Atom. Still confused?
Here’s how to tell your RSS from your elbow.