Listen to the Podcast #8 Make life "really simple" with RSS & a newsreader
RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication” and is a file format for delivering regularly updated information over the web
Just think about the websites and news information sources you visit every day. It takes time to visit those sites and scour the pages for just the text you want to read.
An RSS feed allows you to visit all those information sources and web pages in just one place and all at the same time … without being bombarded with advertising… without having to search for new information on the page you’d already seen or read before… and without having to consume a lot of time visiting each site individually.
The best way to learn about RSS Feeds and Feed Readers is to actually start using one!
Listen to #9 the podcast about setting up a feed reader and locating feeds
Using an RSS Reader like Bloglines allows you to store all your Feeds in one spot and browse at your leisure. You get to see how many feeds have arrived and decide when you will read them.You may decide to allow the feeds to accumulate and read a Blog (or website) feed when they reach a certain amount.
You can start your Bloglines Account (its FREE) with 1 or 2 feeds and then build from there. Obviously the more feeds you have, the more 'new' content will arrive.
Reading Feeds regularly keeps you in the loop and by gleaning information from others, it saves you 'reinventing the wheel' again!
A lot of professional reading is now available via an RSS feed and well as information about database and eJournal updates.
