I had such a difficult time setting up this blog, but I think I have it figured out and made it all pretty!
I just tried out an RSS feed. I never really had a personal use for it because I would just look up sites and information on my computer and used apps, such as Facebook, on my phone for light web-surfing.
For those of you who don't know, an RSS (which stands for Ready for Some Stories) feed is basically getting information from a bunch of websites in one place. It is a lot easier just to go to one website or download one app to get information from a bunch of sources.
http://libguides.wustl.edu/c.php?g=46850&p=300048
Go this link from Professor Vanessa Dennen from my Web 2.0 course.
I tried out Feedly.com an Feedspot.com
I think I am more interested in Feedspot because it helps you get started, especially if you're a newbie like myself. It allows you to pick two sources to get started, I picked CNN and New York Times and I started adding more of my usual to-go websites.
However, I cannot deny the simplicity of Feedly. Feedly's homepage is basically a search bar for you to type in a Web address and a RSS feed comes up. Feedspot forces you to sign up for the account without any sort of preview.
Good to know! Thank you for sharing :)
ReplyDelete.... Bahahaha... I can't believe I had no idea that RSS stands for "Ready for Some Stories." Not that it did any harm here, but I think it's funny that I'll readily try something without knowing what it stands for! Thanks so much for sharing that little tidbit of info, Deviyani. I learn something new every day!
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