OK... Another "What is it?" post for those of you who are unfamiliar with RSS.
RSS is an acronym which stands for Real Simple Syndication, or as Oprah likes to say "Ready for Some Stories".
Wikipedia describes RSS as "a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines, and podcasts."
Basically, instead of going to all of the websites that you normally do to read new articles, news, or blog posts (like this one), you can make new ones come to you!
Check out the video that explains this a lot better than I can type it.
Now that you have seen the short video, your probably going to need an RSS Aggregator or reader if you don't already use one. I recommend Google Reader. You will need a GMail account which is free and only takes a minute to establish.
RSS is an acronym which stands for Real Simple Syndication, or as Oprah likes to say "Ready for Some Stories".
Wikipedia describes RSS as "a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines, and podcasts."
Basically, instead of going to all of the websites that you normally do to read new articles, news, or blog posts (like this one), you can make new ones come to you!
Check out the video that explains this a lot better than I can type it.
Now that you have seen the short video, your probably going to need an RSS Aggregator or reader if you don't already use one. I recommend Google Reader. You will need a GMail account which is free and only takes a minute to establish.
Google reader will keep track of the articles that you have read and let you know when you have new ones that you haven't read yet. You can organize them by category, "star" them to save them for later, and even share them with others as your own RSS feed. Here is my feed to my shared articles.
http://www.google.com/reader/public/atom/user/14384467146681191132/state/com.google/broadcast
I warn you, it can become a bit of an addiction, so be mindful of how many subscriptions you have in your reader. Before you know it, you may feel yourself drowning in articles and posts.
I hope you found this to be informative. If you need any help with setting up your reader, please feel free to contact me.
Happy Reading! And as always, your comments are welcome here. It's nice to know what you think, or maybe you have a favorite reader or shared feed to share with us!
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See y'all again real soon.
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RSS, I would have to say this is a very exciting piece of my day. It is kinda like hearing "you've got mail" every time I am notified of a new article.I don't need my typical ten tabs open. RSS has made this very easy!
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