Using an RSS Reader
Because a lot of the people I work with don’t know a lot about the available online technologies but are ready to start learning, I wanted to take the chance to make sure I had a resource for people to learn about and learn to use an RSS Reader. RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is like the grease for the wheels of what we call web 2.0* (web 2.0 is where info is shared in all directions, rather than just from website to reader). It basically allows information to come to you, rather than you having to go out looking for it, and it’s one of the most useful tools available on the internet. Both for you and those you connect with. Watch this video by the folks at Common Craft to learn more:
RSS Explanation by Common Craft
*Under the old style of internet (web 1.0) information usually only traveled from a site to you, much like a digital brochure (you probably still see some sites like this while surfing the web). With the new style (web 2.0) information easily flow from the site publisher to the user, back from the user to the publisher, and even from one user to another. As you can imagine, this allows for a lot more information to be transmitted around a website. Which model is your website based on?
