Using RSS is an interesting way of getting information. The three ways that you can add a RSS feed are by either clicking the orange symbol at the top of the screen where you type the URL, being on google reader and typing the URL of the website into the add a subscription box and if the website has RSS set up it will work, or by clicking a button somewhere on the website that will say something like subscribe, syndicate, or feed or something along those lines.
People might consider RSS better then actually visiting websites because it gives you all the information in one spot. Instead of having to search through websites it is all waiting there for you. It is also useful because you know if there have been updates instead of looking around at websites and find that nothings changed. A disadvantage is that its not nearly as visually appealing as most websites are. The way it is presented, while efficient, is very boring. I don't think that I would start using RSS anytime soon. I don't look at that many sites that offer it on a regular basis and I don't mind looking through different websites. However, I do think that it is a great idea and that for anybody who looks at a lot of different websites every day that it could be very useful. I think having a web-based aggregator might be better then a software based one because you don't have to download anything onto your computer and risk getting a virus. Also, getting the information requires you to have internet so there is no advantage to having a program on your computer.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
I have just recently started using twitter and am a little surprised that I actually kind of like it. From what I have seen people use twitter for many different reasons like to promote themselves, talk about their day to day activities, promote their own or someone else product, promote events, keep people updated on news, or to just try to be funny. The people that I found the most interesting to follow were the ones that would say funny things. Personally I don't want to read about what people are doing or what products or events they are trying to promote but if they can make me laugh I am fine with that. I also liked following a Senators news type thing where they would only post videos which you can watch right on the site or a link to an article.
Using twitter and using blogs can be very similar. On twitter you sit there looking at one page that will show tweets from as many different people that you are following on twitter, whereas when you are blogging you go to a blog that you know and see what that person has updated and then go to another blog and see what that person has updated. One main difference is that blogs are a lot more customizable than twitter so you can really express yourself through them. I think that twitter is better for people who are trying to know celebrity gossip and what they do all day and that blogs are better for people who are trying to be kept updated in different news topics.
Using twitter and using blogs can be very similar. On twitter you sit there looking at one page that will show tweets from as many different people that you are following on twitter, whereas when you are blogging you go to a blog that you know and see what that person has updated and then go to another blog and see what that person has updated. One main difference is that blogs are a lot more customizable than twitter so you can really express yourself through them. I think that twitter is better for people who are trying to know celebrity gossip and what they do all day and that blogs are better for people who are trying to be kept updated in different news topics.
Blogger and Blogging
Using blogger has been a lot easier then I expected. I thought it would be hard to create your own blog but the steps that blogger makes you go through are very easy to follow. From choosing a template to adding different gadgets its very easy to understand and very user friendly for people who might not be familiar with computers. There were only a couple of things to do with the website that I couldn't figure out at first glance, but on their help page there are step-by-step instructions on how to do everything with the site so it was not hard to figure out.
A few of the blogs I checked out before making my own are:
http://www.nationofmillions.ca/ --> This is a blog about hip hop music and celebrities. Music videos and articles about celebrities are posted throughout the day. This blog is really interesting if you are always looking for good new music and you enjoy hip hop music.
http://www.lighthousehockey.com/ --> This is a blog that I found that shows updates on hockey news. There are articles posted everyday about the NHL and all the games that happened the night before. Blogs like these I think are very useful. It makes it really easy for someone to pick a sport that they like and only have to hear the news on that one sport. It is different than if you are watching "Sports Center" or if you're on www.tsn.ca because on those you have to filter through the things you don't want to see to find what you are interested in. Also blogs on sports are very useful because you can be as specific as you want in terms of looking at a leagues blog, a teams blog, or an athletes blog.
http://fivefamiliesnyc.blogspot.com/--> This is an interesting blog that I found that reports about five major mob families living in new york. They post articles from newspapers about people in the family going to jail for various things. I'm not sure if the site is accurate about everything they say but it is interesting to read about. I think blogs like this are good because, while they might not be telling you important information, it is at least a fun read.
Blogging is a very good new way for people to get information. There are millions of blogs covering just about every topic you can think of. There is information all over the internet and I think what makes blogging so useful is that it is specific to what you want and you save the time of looking through many different websites.
I think that the advantages for using blogs to get information instead of a newspaper or a magazine are that you can be as specific as you want for what your interested in, it is free, and they are updated all the time so you can check the blog a few times a day and still have new things to read about. Some of the disadvantages for using blogs is that you cannot always be sure of the credibility of the information you are receiving, they might post a lot of unimportant things that you don't want to read that would have not made it into a newspaper, and it is nicer to be holding a newspaper or magazine than to be starring at a screen...in my opinion.
A few of the blogs I checked out before making my own are:
http://www.nationofmillions.ca/ --> This is a blog about hip hop music and celebrities. Music videos and articles about celebrities are posted throughout the day. This blog is really interesting if you are always looking for good new music and you enjoy hip hop music.
http://www.lighthousehockey.com/ --> This is a blog that I found that shows updates on hockey news. There are articles posted everyday about the NHL and all the games that happened the night before. Blogs like these I think are very useful. It makes it really easy for someone to pick a sport that they like and only have to hear the news on that one sport. It is different than if you are watching "Sports Center" or if you're on www.tsn.ca because on those you have to filter through the things you don't want to see to find what you are interested in. Also blogs on sports are very useful because you can be as specific as you want in terms of looking at a leagues blog, a teams blog, or an athletes blog.
http://fivefamiliesnyc.blogspot.com/--> This is an interesting blog that I found that reports about five major mob families living in new york. They post articles from newspapers about people in the family going to jail for various things. I'm not sure if the site is accurate about everything they say but it is interesting to read about. I think blogs like this are good because, while they might not be telling you important information, it is at least a fun read.
Blogging is a very good new way for people to get information. There are millions of blogs covering just about every topic you can think of. There is information all over the internet and I think what makes blogging so useful is that it is specific to what you want and you save the time of looking through many different websites.
I think that the advantages for using blogs to get information instead of a newspaper or a magazine are that you can be as specific as you want for what your interested in, it is free, and they are updated all the time so you can check the blog a few times a day and still have new things to read about. Some of the disadvantages for using blogs is that you cannot always be sure of the credibility of the information you are receiving, they might post a lot of unimportant things that you don't want to read that would have not made it into a newspaper, and it is nicer to be holding a newspaper or magazine than to be starring at a screen...in my opinion.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
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