RSS+Feeds

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I like the convenience of signing into one place and having all my services neatly and efficiently available so I decided to use the Google Reader to collect my RSS feeds (I hope this doesn't become a case of putting all my eggs in one basket). The [|Google Video] below does a really good job of explaining Google Reader and the guy (Chris Wetherell, **Google** **Reader** Engineer) has a really nice smile. : ) = =

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Anyway, I went out to look for the RSS feeds I currently subscribe to by simply visiting their websites and looking for the term "RSS ..." I found [|Debt-Proof-Living] and [|Pink:General Blog] (I became interested in author Dan Pink after reading [|A Whole New Mind]). The first thing I noticed is that only one site actually used the term "RSS feed" on their page. The other site had [|XML]. When clicking on these links it brought me to a new page with an [|option] that makes subscribing to RSS feeders easier than ever. With this option all I had to do was decide which agregator I wanted to use. My choices were: [|Live Bookmarks], [|BlogLines], [|MyYahoo] and [|Google Reader]. I selected [|Google Reader] More options... Google offers two different ways to keep up-to-date with your favorite sites: I experimented by adding them to both. On my Personalized Google Home Page I created a new tab called RSS Feeds and added my new feeds to this page and now when I sign in to my Personalized Google Home Page I can simply click on Google Reader to access my feeds.
 * 1) Your Google Homepage or
 * 2) Google Reader.

Using Google Reader has really simplified the process of collecting feeds! Now I plan on looking for feeds that discuss titles recommended for Middle School readers.
My RSS Feeds

Useful RSS Resources

 * Feed Validator:** http://feedvalidator.org/
 * Convert a Feed:** http://www.rss-to-javascript.com/p/RSSRDF-Converter___138.html(click here for eChalk directions)
 * RSS 2.0 specification** http://feedvalidator.org/docs/rss2.html