Hello again,
This week was all about RSS feeds. I had
the opportunity to expand my already existing knowledge on this matter and to
my surprise, there was a lot more to it then I thought! Not only is there a lot
to know about RSS feeds, but also many great tools out there that I was unaware
of that take advantage of these feeds.
As I mentioned in my previous blog for this
week called “My Experience with RSS Feeds”, having the right RSS feed tool
proves as a “one stop shop” for all your favorite information.
After I had my Feedly account up and running, it didn’t take me long before I
was using it regularly to get my sport and news updates on a consistent basis.
I think it is amazing that the tool provides you with everything you would
normally take ages searching for on the Internet in seconds. The efficiency of this tool is outstanding!
For those of you who are still having
trouble wrapping your head around what exactly an RSS feed is, I found the blog
called “What is RSS” to be very informing. A great take away to help better understand
RSS feeds from this post by Darren Rowse is that RSS is a technology that
allows many people around the world keep track of their favorite websites.
These feeds allow the Internet to come to you, rather then you come to them.
Looking at me feed reader…
Again, as I have previously stated in my
prior posts, I love sports, especially hockey. This week, the Brock News has
written an article on a very special hockey player from the Brock men’s hockey
team. His name is Milan Doczy. Milan was diagnosed with cancer this past year
and has been battling to his recovery. As the post states, Brock, as well as
his former OHL team, the Owen Sound Attack, have rallied behind him and started
a fundraiser/campaign called “Do it for Doczy”. As Milan comes from the Czech
Republic, he does not receive all the benefits of the Canadian health care
system. Because of this, contributions and support is needed from fellow
students and colleagues.
For those of you who would like to support
and read more, visit the article, Brock set to rally behind ‘Do it For Doczy’.
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Being able to use my Feedly RSS feed to
stay up-to-date on information like the article above, has aloud me to broaden
my knowledge of the world around me. Information such as that above would have
normally slipped right under my nose without me even knowing. Having the RSS
feed deliver what I want to read has proven to be very beneficial in regards to
keeping me informed.
With the RSS feed providing me with only
the information I want to read, it has aloud me to expand my own learning in
terms of reading. Before the feed, reading was not something I did a lot of. I
would always struggle to find something of interest to myself and then by the
time I did, I wouldn’t have the time to read it. With the feed pulling only the
information of importance to me, it has encouraged my positive reading habits
and in turn, resulted in myself expanding my reading capabilities.
I hope you enjoyed my post and get a chance
to look at the articles I have made reference to!
Take care,
Chris
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