Sometimes its best to step out of your comfort zone! Although I used Googles familiar looking search facility, I realised that I actually learnt more from this exercise by trying to subscribe to newsfeeds using my Bloglines account.
I didnt like the cluttered look of the results that I got after using Google News. I dont think I want to use this facility at the moment. I will give it a try again in a few days time, just to see if I change my mind.
While using my Bloglines account, I tried a few feeds and if I didnt like what I was receiving, I quickly unsubscribed as I didnt want to get too much information that I would not even bother reading.
Now all thats left for me is to add some of my colleagues blogs to my account. Maybe Im following your blog.......
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
RSS Readers
The first thing that struck me about this exercise, was that there was going to be lots of little things to do, for example: open up an account and then watch some videos etc. I decided to put the family to bed early so that I could concentrate on this exercise properly. I found that opening each link as a separate tab rather than in a separate window worked better for me as I could easily move between tabs to keep up with all the new information I was learning.
The short videos were great. It made me realise how much time I can save in the future just by using RSS feeds.
Subscribing to the newsfeeds was relatively easy. However, I didnt like all the additional features on the left hand side of my Bloglines account and so I hide those from view for now. This will ensure that I will just concentrate on the new information that is generated by the feeds. Once I use my Bloglines account more often, I will revisit the additional features.
I have decided to use RSS feeds in my personal life as I sometimes search for information that is not always published. Instead of me checking every single day for new information, the newsfeed will alert me to the information. What a timesaver!
Now Im going to subcribe to my friends travelog....
The short videos were great. It made me realise how much time I can save in the future just by using RSS feeds.
Subscribing to the newsfeeds was relatively easy. However, I didnt like all the additional features on the left hand side of my Bloglines account and so I hide those from view for now. This will ensure that I will just concentrate on the new information that is generated by the feeds. Once I use my Bloglines account more often, I will revisit the additional features.
I have decided to use RSS feeds in my personal life as I sometimes search for information that is not always published. Instead of me checking every single day for new information, the newsfeed will alert me to the information. What a timesaver!
Now Im going to subcribe to my friends travelog....
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