Learning about RSS Feeds - Thing 9

Discovery Exercise (Option 2):

1. Follow the discovery resources above to learn more about RSS and newsreaders.
2. Create a Google Reader account for yourself and subscribe to at least 10 newsfeeds using your reader.Here are some possible RSS feeds for you to choose from:The L2 Chronicles blog feed
VBPL Talks blog feed
RSS Feed availalbe from Wavy TV
Hampton Roads news from WVEC
Unshelved blog feed
The Shifted Librarian blog feed
3. Create a blog post about this exercise. Here are some questions to get you started:

What do you like about RSS and newsreaders?
How do you think that you might be able to use this technology in your work or your personal life?
How can libraries use RSS or take advantage of this new technology?




For this assignment I chose option # 2 to create a Google Reader account. I have prior to the start of Learning 2.0 already created an account with Bloglines. I wanted to compare the two of them and see just how different they are. I have really enjoyed the benefits of having all my RSS feeds all in one location. It saves me a lot of time being able to keep up with the news and the latest information from one central location. I really like that they are very fast and efficient at keeping me posted on the latest and greatest news. I have enjoyed working with both Bloglines and Google Reader. They are both very similar to each other.

This technology can be extremely useful in both my work and my personal life. In my career it is helpful in accessing information quickly from several different sites. It will allow me to save time and to efficiently get the information that I need for customers. It is the perfect tool for both work and my personal life to keep up with current events all in one organized fashion.

I think that libraries can explode with the ideas of using RSS feeds from both an internal and an external view point. It will allow all of the internal customers to access information quickly and easily as opposed to searching through lots of paperwork. Our customers would be able to use this as a way of communicating with us about what kind of information they are seeking. As technology continues to advance, ideas become endless.....