Thing 6 | RSS and Newsreaders

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RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication” and is a file format for delivering regularly updated information over the web. This week's Thing #6 involved me learning about RSS news feeds and setting up a Netvibes account.  NeTVIBES It is a free online newsreaders and they can bring your feeds together.

 What do you like about RSS and newsreaders?

I have never spent too much time thinking about RSS feeds. I have kept a blog since high school and never thought that RSS feeds could be helpful. I love the use of the Netvibes account. It reminds me a lot of TweetDeck. Tweet Deck allows you to have all of your Social Media sites (accounts) in one place.

How do you think you might be able to use this technology in your work or personal life?
I could use NETVIBSES to...

• Instantly create dashboards to track real-time Web
• Add widgets to keep up to date with the latest trends my hottest interests
• Share content with my family, friends and co-workers... 

How can libraries use RSS feeds to take advantage of this new technology? 
 Libraries can use RSS by keeping up with news from other librarians, new and latest books, popular topic trends. The libraries themselves can use it as a great way to distribute information to their users. Here is another link for ways that libraries can use RSS feeds or websites like netvibes to be advantageous.