I've been finding the RSS feeds VERY handy, helpful, easy! I have subscribed to RSS feeds of all the blogs created by 21 Lunges participants, whether LR&A staff or not, plus quite a few more. It's so easy to go to the Reader once a day and catch up with the latest news and observations from everyone whose blog has changed since the previous time I looked.
Also, just this morning I changed the appearance of Notebookblog-eve; I wanted to see what it would look like with different colours, so I had a go and it's really easy! It's also possible to change the fonts, the elements making up the blog and where they are placed, but I didn't want to do all that. Maybe next time.
Some of the RSS feeds I have subscribed to are DC365, ABC News, ABC NewsRadio Science and Bookseller + Publisher, to name a few, in addition to the 21 Lunges participants' blogs.
Now I'll have to get on with it and do the next modules and the associated homework!
I look forward to reading all of your observations and thoughts about the modules you've done, the articles you've read and commented on in your blog, and any other thoughts and ideas.
Of course your comments on any of my posts are welcome: go for it!
Notebookblog-eve This is now a blog to set out issues relating to the library projects I am working on and share resources and observations. Originally it was a blog to note thoughts, impressions, evaluations, ideas relating to Web 2.0 technology and its application in academic libraries.
2 comments:
I too enjoy the RSS feeds, even though it can lead to (if you're that way inclined) overload and trying to keep up with the Technological Jonses. There's a brilliant little snippet in an article I read and she starts off with, "I hate RSS feeds...", which amused me. Her point was technological and personal overload. I particularly like RSS feeds (actually I prefer the email alerts) in databases where if you're researching a subject you can have a perpetual search string set up, so if, say, someone comments on the 23 Things program in the library literature, you're right there on it. And I like table of contents alerts too.
Me again. The font and other design settings and tweakings can definitely be a lot of fun. Discovered the other day that with a Wordpress blog I can write posts in text or Microsoft Word, insert, and the blog does all the pretty behind-the-scenes-make-it-look-good stuff.
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