The document introduces RSS feeds as a way to manage blog subscriptions and avoid information overload. It describes how to set up a free Bloglines account to access RSS feeds from various websites and blogs. The process involves signing up for Bloglines, then subscribing to websites and blogs by copying their RSS feed URLs and pasting them into Bloglines. Bloglines then organizes all the subscribed content for easy reading.

1. Using an RSS Feed to Manage Blog Subscriptions Jan McGee, LMS West Monroe High School 201 Riggs Street West Monroe, LA 71291 [email_address] Ouachita Parish School System Take Me to Your Feeder:

2. Information Overload? Overwhelmed by

3. Bombarded by the Blogosphere?

4. Does the term “ RSS Feed ” sound like an Alien Encounter?

5. Let me take you to my feeder !

8. Old Way

9. RSS Way

17. Subscribing to a Blog: 1

18. http://kathyschrock.net/blog/index.htm

20. Click Subscribe at Bottom of Screen

22. Subscribing to BlogLines: 2 Locate Feed

23. Copy URL from Address Bar

26. Click “Subscribe”

27. Subscribing to BlogLines : 3 http://heyjude.wordpress.com/

28. RSS Feed Link

32. Other blogs use this symbol: Click the symbol to get to the URL feed. Then, copy and paste the URL into BlogLines as usual.

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42. Join the Blogosphere! BlogLines