# Content Syndication Content syndication distributes material through reusable machine-readable channels so other systems can subscribe, transform, or relay it. AutoSites uses RSS as an interoperable envelope around a richer selection and transformation engine. Routes select a corpus; parameters control editorial tier, randomness, probability, identity, attribution, length, images, and hashtags. Related: [[wiki/Parameterized Syndication|Parameterized Syndication]], [[wiki/Content Negotiation|Content Negotiation]], [[projects/AutoSites - Folder-Native Publishing and Distribution|AutoSites]]. ## Simple Reminders, Quotations, and Thoughts > “Aggregation closes the loop. Pulling a creator's posts and comments back from social platforms into their home profile unites scattered activity into one visible record. Syndication sends work out; aggregation brings its social proof back.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Building a Community Platform for Durable Creative Work - Livestream (Aug 2016)* [[reminders/Information/Aggregation Brings Distributed Social Proof Home by Bryant McGill|Aggregation Brings Distributed Social Proof Home by Bryant McGill]] > “Syndication puts content to work around the clock. A rich network of RSS feeds can push each quote and passage to social platforms and partner sites on schedules tuned by probability and frequency settings. An author's words keep traveling while the author sleeps.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Building a Community Platform for Durable Creative Work - Livestream (Aug 2016)* [[reminders/Information/Syndication Keeps an Author's Words Traveling by Bryant McGill|Syndication Keeps an Author's Words Traveling by Bryant McGill]]