RSS and newsreaders are the coolest. I can't believe I haven't taken advantage of these yet. Now instead of clicking through tons of websites per day, desperately waiting for updates, hoping and hoping that sites will be updated, I can now go to one website and check periodically. I also like how past posts are kept, so if a site updates frequently I have a backlog to look through. I can just feel how much time I'm going to save by not aimlessly clicking on websites. Professionaly, this is a great way to keep up on current events, and if every department had a blog, we could get updated at our leisure on the happenings
Now applying this in a strictly librarian sense. Departments could feature their events, or news for the general public. We could give readers advisory through RSS, or give types for encouraging literacy. This is a great way to push library websites more towards a place to visit, rather than an online catalog.
I really like newsgator. Its interface is very easy to use, just put in a website and it is added. Its viewing features are a lot like other programs I'm used to. Its browsing feature, and featured stories feature are also very cool. A lot of what I did to find my feeds was to type in websites I continually visit and see if they have RSS feeds. Most of them did.
No GREAT feeds yet, but I will report back when I find them.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Thing 2. And now you know... the rest of the story.
What are you looking forward to in 23 Things?
I'm participating in 23 Things to expand my knowledge of Web 2.0 tools. I have been using various tools for quite some time now, but I am by no means a guru of the 2.0 technology, so I am taking this chance to broaden by knowledge.
One of the biggest ways the Internet is I know spend most of my time watching a computer screen. Whether I'm sifting through emails at work, or checking forums and web comics at home I look at the computer a lot. I'm just thankful I am no longer addicted to Internet chess, once I kicked that addiction I had so much more time for things not related to the computer.
While my knowledge of Web 2.0 isn't encyclopedic because I consider myself fairly computer literature I don't think I will have any problem in learning various skills this program has to offer. I am most looking forward to learning things I don't know about, like aggregators, and rss feeds. Also, "Share Your Creation" has me interested. I am also excited to see what zany comments Phil is going to leave, and watching/helping Pat become a Web 2.0 resource.
I'm participating in 23 Things to expand my knowledge of Web 2.0 tools. I have been using various tools for quite some time now, but I am by no means a guru of the 2.0 technology, so I am taking this chance to broaden by knowledge.
One of the biggest ways the Internet is I know spend most of my time watching a computer screen. Whether I'm sifting through emails at work, or checking forums and web comics at home I look at the computer a lot. I'm just thankful I am no longer addicted to Internet chess, once I kicked that addiction I had so much more time for things not related to the computer.
While my knowledge of Web 2.0 isn't encyclopedic because I consider myself fairly computer literature I don't think I will have any problem in learning various skills this program has to offer. I am most looking forward to learning things I don't know about, like aggregators, and rss feeds. Also, "Share Your Creation" has me interested. I am also excited to see what zany comments Phil is going to leave, and watching/helping Pat become a Web 2.0 resource.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
A second post?
This second post is a comment on how easy the interface of blogspot is, point and click and I'm on my way. My only problem was the encryption key at the beginning, it took me 4 times typing it in to get through to figure it out.
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