Hey readers! It sure has been a while but today's blog topic is using RSS or "Really Simple Syndication". I learned today in my Education Technology and Design class that RSS can help you keep up-to date on your favorite websites and it submits anything new from those websites into a news feed that you can access on networking sites like Google+.
To learn more about RSS check out this extremely informational video below!
If the embedded video doesn't work try here http://goo.gl/jBB5L
Just like the video says RSS feeds are like Netflix compared to video stores. I love the idea because it is really simple and convenient for the fast-paced, instant, new, and now type culture we have developed over the years. Feeds are also used in the daily websites most web surfers visit, such as Youtube.
Anyone who has a Youtube account knows that little bulletin of news updates that appears at the bottom of your splash page; a splash page is the page that appears after you log into your Youtube account. This bulletin shows a list of new videos from the channels that you've subscribed to! RSS feeds are exactly the same but they have much more to them. With RSS feeds you can get multiple types of updates, not just videos from video viewing websites. The trick with RSS feeds is that in order for them to work you need an RSS feed reader and you need to be connected to your favorite websites, this is called subscribing.
Hopefully you'll test drive your own RSS feed and make your web surfing a little less time consuming... okay even if RSS feeds save time you may not spend less time playing around on the internet!
See you next time!
~Ms. K. Lawler
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