So, its time now to have a look at the wonderful world of RSS feeds! I must say that the RSS technology is intriguing. I guess the idea of RSS feeds is to make it easier for web surfers to look at anything new that has been posted on their favourite web sites.
Look, I think that RSS feeds are a great idea. However, there are still one or two kinks that probably need to be ironed out. For example, I subscribed to a feed for the ABC television guide, and for some reason, when I look at the guide in the "Google Reader", only todays TV listings are shown, not the whole weeks listings. Which is fine- obviously that is only what the ABC is providing. I also didn't like the layout of the TV guide but that could just be a problem with the Google Reader itself. Another thing is that I am quite used to using the "favourites" or "bookmarks" menu to keep track of my favourite web sites and I don't need to remember a password in order to use my favourites or bookmarks! Actually, I like the way that the "Firefox" web browser uses the RSS feeds. Just under the tool bar at the top there is a RSS icon that you can click to have a look to see if any of the content that you have subscribed to has been updated.
Look, I think that RSS feeds are a great idea. However, there are still one or two kinks that probably need to be ironed out. For example, I subscribed to a feed for the ABC television guide, and for some reason, when I look at the guide in the "Google Reader", only todays TV listings are shown, not the whole weeks listings. Which is fine- obviously that is only what the ABC is providing. I also didn't like the layout of the TV guide but that could just be a problem with the Google Reader itself. Another thing is that I am quite used to using the "favourites" or "bookmarks" menu to keep track of my favourite web sites and I don't need to remember a password in order to use my favourites or bookmarks! Actually, I like the way that the "Firefox" web browser uses the RSS feeds. Just under the tool bar at the top there is a RSS icon that you can click to have a look to see if any of the content that you have subscribed to has been updated.
That's not to say that Google Reader doesn't have it good points. One thing that I love about Google Reader is that it can combine all of your favourite websites into one. So then you can glance at feeds from a number of different sources all at once. This also saves having to open multiple windows.
Finally, how could libraries take advantage of RSS to improve services? Well, one good way of taking advantage of RSS is to have parts of the library's web site as an RSS feed that it's clients can then subscribe to if they wish. Customers are then made aware of goings on and any upcoming events.
Finally, how could libraries take advantage of RSS to improve services? Well, one good way of taking advantage of RSS is to have parts of the library's web site as an RSS feed that it's clients can then subscribe to if they wish. Customers are then made aware of goings on and any upcoming events.
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