2. WHAT IS AGGREGATOR?
• Aggregator is usually a web site or computer
software that aggregates a specific type of
information (RSS feeds) from multiple online sources.
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3. WHAT IS RSS?
• RSS (Rich Site Summary) is a technology that allows
web users to keep track up of their favorite websites.
Usually when you
click on this button
on a PLN webpage
This box shows up for you to choose
Watch RSS Video your RSS reader/aggregator you want to
subscribe to.
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4. WHY ARE AGGREGATORS SO GREAT? THEY
BRING INFORMATION TO YOU…
• Why go to a site, when
WIKIS
you can bring the
SOCIAL
content to you!
NETWORKS
BLOGS
• Let’s look at examples:
• Netvibes
AGGREGATOR
• feedly
• NewsBlur
SOCIAL
NEWS
CONTENT • My Yahoo
• PageFlakes
TWITTER • Protopage
• Which E?
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5. WHAT DOES AN AGGREGATOR LOOK LIKE?
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