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Discover how to optimize your online information consumption with RSS feeds. In this session, we'll explore the multitude of websites you regularly visit, including news sites, blogs, video platforms, and more. Learn about RSS (Really Simple Syndication) and how it can consolidate these sources into one convenient location, like Google Reader. By subscribing to RSS feeds, you’ll save precious time and effortlessly stay updated with content that matters to you. Join us as we guide you through suggested sources and demonstrate effective organization in Google Reader!
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Online Productivity:RSS Feeds & Google Reader LeAnn Suchy, Metronet MILI 2011-2012
How many sites do you visit to find or review/watch/read information? • News sites • Newspapers • Magazines • Blogs • Video sites • Even… • Websites for TV listings, movie and book reviews • Websites for products, like Amazon
Forrester Research Annual Online Habits Report: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/files/understanding-the-changing-needs-of-the-us-online-consumer_2010.pdf
Forrester Research Annual Online Habits Report: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/files/understanding-the-changing-needs-of-the-us-online-consumer_2010.pdf
If these are the types of sites you regularly visit… • News sites • Newspapers • Magazines • Blogs • Video sites • Even… • Websites for TV listings, movie and book reviews • Websites for products, like Amazon
You can save so much more time by subscribing to their RSS feeds instead of visiting all of their websites!
RSS = Really Simple Syndication • A way to get information to you instead of you going out to get the information
Subscribe to RSS feeds in an RSS Reader – Google Reader You visit Google Reader to read items, not the websites.
RSS feeds save me time. The websites I check are all in one location.
At our in-person meeting we’ll… • Go over suggested blogs & websites you may want to follow • Show you how to get RSS feeds into Google Reader • Go over how to use & organize Google Reader • All dates & times for our meetings are in the MILI Wiki under the Calendar