rss1

What is RSS and Why Should I Care?
Most people go all over the Internet looking for information. RSS, also known as 'Really Simple Syndication', allows you to reverse that work flow. Now you can have all of your favorite blogs, news, cool sites, and much more come to you.

[|RSS in Plain English] by the CommonCraft Show media type="youtube" key="0klgLsSxGsU" height="260" width="320"

How do I set myself up to receive RSS feeds?
If you want to start following RSS feeds you'll need an aggregator to collect the feeds. An aggregator can be an online resource (like Google Reader or Bloglines) or an application you install on your computer (like NetNewsWire or NewsMac). Online aggregators are often more favorable to applications since a user may access their account from multiple computers.

Where can I find RSS feeds?
There are many types of information you can subscribe to online using an RSS aggregator such as:
 * Blogs
 * News Sites
 * Podcast
 * Wikis
 * Photos on Photo Sharing Sites like Flickr
 * Internet Favorites on Delicious
 * much more...

[|New York Times RSS Feeds] [|CNN RSS Feeds] [|100 Cool Things You Can Do with RSS Feeds] - Accredited Degrees

Setting Up a Google Reader Account
Watch the following YouTube video by the Google Reader Team and create your own account. media type="youtube" key="PvKFP67GwSY" height="344" width="425"

Now that you've created your account watch the following YouTube video about reading your feeds in Google Reader. media type="youtube" key="6mY6O-_DNsk" height="344" width="425"

Assignments: 1. Create a Google Reader account.