RSS Feeds/Bloglines

Here is a link that will *hopefully* take you to my RSS feed at Bloglines: http://rpc.bloglines.com/blogroll?html=1&id=mrsamy

This was a really neat excercise. I had heard the term RSS before, but had no idea what it meant/how to use it/how it would be helpful. Even after starting the initial assignment, I was skeptical. While I do spend a lot of time on the internet, I didn't realize how much of it was spent going to websites that could be used with Bloglines. Lately, I have been looking into homeschooling my daughter, and have been frequenting a lot of blogs to read about how different moms homeschool. By using RSS with bloglines, I can now have all of those blogs centrally located and save myself time by logging into one account to check all updates. My mother also has a blog and frequently complains that I never read it. I added her blog site as well, so when I check in on the blogs I like to read, I can see if she has updated without any extra work.

So, in conclusion, although initially I felt like this was probably going to be a waste of my time, I see RSS as a very helpful tool for people who spend a lot of time on the internet, especially those who read blogs/daily new articles/etc, and I will most likely continue to use my bloglines account at least periodically in the future.