Feeding Frenzy

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John Dorner, IT Training at NC Cooperative Extension, added this to the event 2009 NCCE Virtual IT Conference

Feeding Frenzy: An Introduction to Web Syndication
Agenda
- What are syndication feeds?
- Why you want them
- How to get them - options
- Examples of their use
- Next Steps
What are Syndication Feeds?
- A method for subscribing to a Web site’s content so that you are automatically delivered new content upon publication/posting.
- http://en. wikipedia . org/wiki/Web_syndication
Confusing Because…
- Syndication Feeds
- Funny, unexplained graphic
Why Do You Want Them?
- Save time
- Stay current - don’t miss things
- Comes to you - no browsing
- Value-added (re-aggregation, filtering, social objects)
Demonstration
Next Steps…
- Use what you’ve learned
- Decide on an aggregator to try
- Subscribe to eXtension feeds
- Subscribe to other feeds
- Teach/Evangelize-
Discussion/Questions