CNN.com has introduced a new self-syndication feature to the world’s leading online news and information site, enabling its users to post and view the latest headlines through an RSS aggregator, on their own Web sites or in weblogs.

RSS, also known as “Really Simple Syndication,” is an XML-based format for sharing and distributing Web content. Using an RSS aggregator, Internet users can view data feeds from various news sources, such as CNN.com, including headlines, summaries and links to full stories. Users can read the feeds in reading programs called news aggregators or by incorporating them into weblogs or “blogs.” The feeds can be accessed directly at CNN.com/rss.

“Our new RSS feeds provide an additional way for our users to access CNN.com quickly and easily,” said Mitch Gelman, senior vice president and executive producer of CNN.com. “The feeds provide fast access to CNN.com’s top headline news and allow users the opportunity to then experience the full breadth of CNN.com’s special reports and interactive features.”

With the feeds, users have access to CNN.com headline feeds in 14 categories, including the day’s top stories, most popular articles, world news, U.S. news and entertainment news, financial stories from CNNMoney.com and sports coverage from SI.com. The feeds are available free to users for private, non-commercial use.

As the first Internet site dedicated to 24-hour news coverage, CNN.com ranks as the leading online news and information site, attracting an average of 23 million unique users each month. Launched in 1995, CNN.com draws from the worldwide resources of the CNN News Group to provide relevant, up-to-the minute news and information. CNN.com features the latest multimedia technologies, from live video streaming to audio packages to searchable archives of news features and background information.