Blogs and RSS in 2009

How to tailor your information needs BLOGS AND RSS IN 2009

WHAT IS A BLOG?

Blog is short for “weblog”

It is a free online tool

It is an online journal

It is great for social networking

It is a website

You do the writing and publishing

It is NOT a good place for your personal diary

Nor for “stream of consciousness” writing

WHY BLOG?

It is a perfect place to create your profile

Join the conversation

Market yourself

Chronicle a project

Express your ideas

Express your creativity

Share stuff

For education and professional development

For fun

WHAT IS RSS?

RSS is the vehicle for delivering blog posts

Really Simple Syndication

See online definitions – try Wikipedia

No need to visit individual blogs and websites

Blog updates sent directly to you

Web surfing made easy

Absolute control of filtering to suit you

WHY RSS?

This is the key to RSS is the your tailoring vehicle for information delivering blog posts

You read RSS is the and listen vehicle for delivering blog posts

You the RSS is learn vehicle for delivering blog posts

You become more RSS is the aware vehicle for delivering blog posts

You develop RSS is the professionally vehicle for delivering blog posts

You tune in to the conversation

It is easy and RSSefficient is the vehicle for delivering blog posts

WALK BEFORE YOU RUN

Don’t dive It is easy and straight into efficient creating your own blog

Learn about It is easy and the power of efficient RSS first

Set up an It is easy and account with a efficient free RSS reader

It looks like It is easy and email but it’s efficient very different

Blogs are It is easy and updated and efficient delivered directly to you

No need to It is easy and search or visit efficient blog sites

THINGS TO LEARN

Social – RSS is the how to vehicle for converse delivering blog posts

Etiquette – RSS is the what is vehicle for acceptable delivering blog posts

Technical – RSS is the how to drive vehicle for the blog tools delivering blog posts

Technology – RSS is the date keep up to vehicle latest with for delivering blog developments posts

Literary – RSS is the improve your vehicle for own writing delivering blog skills posts

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Hear what RSS is the the world vehicle for is saying delivering blog posts

Set it up using RSS is Reader Google the vehicle for or Bloglines delivering blog or others posts

Art Art Literature Gardening Art Web design Art Travel Other cultures Social networking Art Art News and Technology current affairs WHAT INTERESTS YOU?

Skim – no Follow need to read Art links everything Read in depth if Art it interests you Star items for Mark items later reference Art as read Visit blog sites occasionally Regularly open your reader READ REGULARLY

What do you Use images Join the to illustrate want to say? Find a focus conversation for your blog Get consent to use Use images the work to illustrate Be original of others Wordpress in every way is a great tool for blogs FIND YOUR VOICE

Credibility grows because originality is obvious It’s fun to be creative Obey copyright BE ORIGINAL

How to set up a blog reader Follow the steps in the next slides to set up your own blog reader with Google Reader http://www.google.com/reader/

Create an account with Google – if you already have a Gmail account then just sign in using those details

Familiarise yourself with the layout and navigation

Visit your favourite websites to see if they offer an RSS feed

Find the RSS URL or link and copy it. Notice that it is NOT the same as the URL of the website

Paste the RSS URL into the Add subscription box in the Reader

The RSS feed is automatically added to your list of feeds and you will automatically receive updates

Manage the feeds using the functions offered

Use Google Blogsearch to find blogs in your area of interest then add them to your Google Reader

This presentation created by Susan Bentley©2009 http://suesbent.wordpress.com/ http://frenchaccent.wordpress.com/ Permission granted to use this presentation freely but please cite the creator Susan Bentley – thank you and good luck

Blogs and RSS in 2009

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