2.0 Happenings Today

Today in our Library Learning 2.0 ventures, we learned about setting us RSS feeds and how to subscribe to them. Having already completed setting up a Google Reader account months ago, this was familiar territory. But I went through the steps on the Learning 2.0 blog and found it very useful and user friendly. I think the main benefit to using an RSS feed is that the news links (or whatever you've subscribed to) go directly to a "reader" account. They don't clog up your email in box and in turn, you don't get nasty grams from your IT department. It makes the news you want available when you want it - you go to your reader and follow the news feeds as you see fit or as the subjects interest you. And you don't have to read each and every one of them either. It is a good way to get a quick look at the news you have interest in. You could use a RSS feed to stay in touch with professional organizations you belong to, newspapers from far away cities (maybe you have interest in a place you used to live)and of course, other blogs! I use my RSS feed to subscribe to several of my friend's blogs so when I open my reader, I know immediately if they've posted something new.