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
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This box shows up for you to choose
your RSS reader/aggregator you want to
subscribe to.
4. WHY ARE AGGREGATORS SO GREAT? THEY
BRING INFORMATION TO YOU…
WIKIS
SOCIAL
NETWORKS
BLOGS
AGGREGATOR
SOCIAL
CONTENT
NEWS
TWITTER
• Why go to a site, when
you can bring the
content to you!
• Let’s look at examples:
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Netvibes
feedly
NewsBlur
My Yahoo
PageFlakes
Protopage
• Which E?
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5. WHAT DOES AN AGGREGATOR LOOK LIKE?
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