When I moved my blog a while back, I tried to give an explanation of how to use RSS to better keep track of blogs and other websites. But like many things, I think my explanation did little for people who don’t already have some idea about what RSS is. My mom’s reaction was simple: “Huh?”
So if you still don’t get it, check out this video, which (I think) does a great job of putting it in simple terms: Video: RSS in Plain English
The irony, of course, is that I don’t really end up spending any less time on the internet now that I use an RSS reader. The difference is that I can cover a lot more area in that time by letting it come to me. Just try it for a few days, and you’ll see how powerful it really is.
As suggested in the video, I use Google Reader for my feeds. (Clever Google — they’re trapping me in their services more and more…) I like that I can “star” items, which I use to track things that I want to read more or follow up on later. I can also share items that I think are cool, which ends up on my own link blog. And if you just added that page to your bookmarks, you’re missing the point — there’s a feed for it too!
