Thing 5

Using RSS

I was surprised to find that it was not as easy to subscribe the the feeds as your videos showed. I had difficulty with the first site you suggested that we link to. I finally did it the second way by coping the URL address. Also, how do you know what you should link to when you are given a list of choices and they all look the same? I just went with the one that had the most subscribers.

I did not like Google's search engine for this. It really didn't give me what I wanted. Honestly, I did not try the other one either. I just found it easier to, for now anyway, to go to the sites that I frequent and look for their RSS link. That was much easier, and really how I would do it as I find new things to make note of.

I think I would use RSS in my personal life if I can make a link on my BlackBerry and refer to it from there. It is usually when I'm killing time (waiting at the doctor, for my dinner when out with my husband, romantic right?) that I can sit and read the news and what is going on. When I have the chance to sit in front of my computer, I am usually there for a specific reason.

I definitely think I will use this. I just need to get used to looking at the RSS site (Bloglines...) rather than still going to visit each site I frequent.