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Who invented RSS? RSS has a complex history of development with multiple contributors rather than a single inventor. Here's how it evolved: ## Early Development The conceptual foundation for RSS began in 1997 when Dave Winer developed scriptingNews, which is considered the birth of RSS[4]. However, the first official version of RSS (RSS 0.9) was created by Ramanathan V. Guha and others at Netscape in March 1999 for use on the My.Netscape.Com portal[1][6]. ## Key Evolution Stages **Netscape Era** Dan Libby at Netscape produced RSS 0.91 in July 1999, simplifying the format by removing RDF elements and incorporating elements from Dave Winer's news syndication format[2]. At this point, RSS was renamed to "Rich Site Summary." **UserLand Software Period** After Netscape abandoned the project, UserLand Software took control of the RSS specifications[6]. Dave Winer, while at UserLand, continued development through various versions, ultimately leading to RSS 2.0 in September 2002[2]. **Harvard Standardization** In July 2003, Winer and UserLand Software assigned the copyright of RSS 2.0 to Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society[2]. This move effectively standardized the format and made it freely available for use. ## Industry Adoption The format gained widespread adoption between 2005 and 2006, particularly after Microsoft Internet Explorer and Opera Software adopted the now-familiar RSS icon that was originally created by Stephen Horlander for Mozilla Firefox[2]. However, RSS usage declined with the rise of social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter[6]. Citations: [1] Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh - Wikipedia