RSS means "Really Simple Syndication." you can instead subscribe to their "RSS feeds" (I'll show you below) and view updates on one web site containing all those subscriptions. First things first: Sign Up for An RSS Feed Reader 1. If you don't have a favored RSS feed reader at the moment, you might just as well go to www.google.com/reader and start a Google account, if you don't already have one. Open a new window or a new tab in your web browser and navigate to one of your favorite blog sites and look for a little "RSS button." MORE >>

My conclusions in the previous post still stand: 1) Google now dominates what's left of the RSS Reader market; and 2) RSS reading is a very fragmented experience circa 2009/2010 due to Twitter, Facebook, start pages like Netvibes, Firefox bookmarks, and more. However, a lot of commenters wrote that they still use RSS Readers each and every day. Control over Information Flow RSS Readers allow users to control their flow of information , whereas it's impossible to keep up with the Twitter firehose of real-time information. Here are the main reasons why: 1. bookmarklet. MORE >>

Week 2: RSS: Day 3. There are a lot of sites that we could use RSS on, but what about at work?  The first year I did this I introduced the use of some of the tools we are talking about in this Challenge, including RSS.   Instead of holding a meeting and getting an update as to everyone’s progress, RSS fed it to me.  As software matures, it is not uncommon for them to include RSS feeds.  For example, SharePoint, a very common business tool by Microsoft,  has RSS feeds.  Online RSS readers can’t cross that boundary. Great.  The reason? MORE >>

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Wikispaces features a WYSIWIG editor, widgets for enhancements to other services, ability to upload multimedia content, discussions, RSS and email notifications, revision tracking and security options. Do you have a training or information need that could benefit from a social media strategy? Understanding the universe of options can help you match your need to the best approach. So here are descriptions of ten applications representing different social media technologies that promote learning. Listing is alphabetical.). Audacity. Category: Podcasts. Dimdim. Think of it. Edublogs Campus. MORE >>