RSS

Hi all,

This is my second post. As part of the TLC 2.0 assignment we learned about RSS feeds: how to find them and how to use them. We learned about Bloglines and about various ways of getting RSS feeds added to our list. This is a very interesting aspect of the Internet. Most people are familiar with Google and other search engines, which are used to actively seek information that is posted. This takes time, and unless one can determine a search strategy that narrows the search well enough to get relevant information, there is a lot of irrelevant information that comes up. I would call this an active search. In a sense, RSS is the other side of the coin. One determines the most likely resources for the information one needs and then includes these in their list. Then, one can see what new information comes in. I would call this a passive search. Both methods of searching the wealth of information available online complement eachother.

Bye for now,

Eileen