This week the assignment was to play with RSS Feeds and create an account with the service called Bloglines. This service allows the creation of a custom newsreader: a little bit of old tech and new tech since I remember the concept of newsgroups in the 80's.
I added feeds from BBC, the NYTimes, a couple of library related ones per the assignment. I found it easier to subscribe to a feed from a well-known source or site such as BBC News, The NYTimes. The tools to search for blogs to meet a topic requirement can be confusing and time-consuming...I used some of the suggestions, since I figured the sources were OK, and it will be a fairly active blog with daily if not weekly entries. One thing -- there is a LOT of blogs out there. Syndic8 was a nice tool to see how recent the blog was update. Since I have started my blog for the KCLS 27 Things - I have found out how difficult it is to write an entry and to make it interesting. I make my entries about once a week -- usually on weekends.
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Your entries are great - please don't worry about them being more interesting. And you can always make them more bare-bones if you are pressed for time...
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