Aaha

Right, now I know the value of RSS feeds. I went to the Radio NZ site and cut and paste the RSS feed Url into my Blogline list and then got the last 24 hours headlines. The value in this is that the headlines or additions to the website are gathered from all parts of the website and thus you don't have to surf around and try and remember what you saw last time. So for me, the value of an RSS feed is for website use as I think my blog management system suits me well at the moment. Hence, I am going to focus on website RSS feeds and podcasts and keep my blog system as it is. Good exercise though. Slowness of my computer and all the back and forward stuff is very time consuming but as long as no one wants anything this afternoon, we should be fine.

RSS feeds and learning

Well, I am doing the module on RSS feeds and feel pretty comfortable about what that is all about. However, I do have a question or a conundrum. I read about 50 blogs weekly, I have them listed in my favourites in a blog folder then within other folders under various subject headings - news, food, fashion, home and interior, nz, political etc. When I signed up to the bloglines and selected my feeds, I got a long list of sites and blogs to visit. What is the difference? Is it that things will only turn up on the list if there is an new post? Or do I need to organise my feeds into subject folders? I am wondering what the advantages are but will keep playing with it and see what comes up.