Archive for category RSS
News Surveillance
Posted by briansmithmccallum in RSS on May 29, 2011
Helpful post from Pandia on using RSS Readers (Google Reader) and microblogging services (Twitter) to monitor trends, gather intel, etc.
Cool tip: Use Twitter as a social bookmarking service.
Also covered are third-party apps such as Tweetdeck and other tools for mobile devices.
2 New Sites from ResourceShelf Founders
Posted by briansmithmccallum in RSS on March 16, 2011
InfoToday NewsBreaks reports that Gary Price and Shirl Kennedy have launched two new ventures:
First, INFOdocket = links to quality web resources.
Second, FullTextReports = handpicked documents from government, think tanks, academia, etc.
Price and Kennedy are no longer associated with ResourceShelf and Docuticker.
Time to update your RSS readers!
Bloglines To Stick Around
Posted by briansmithmccallum in RSS on December 16, 2010
RSS feeds changed the game and paradigm with respect to information seeking and finding. RSS readers or news aggregators allow information to come to you instead of forcing you to go out and search for it. Many people began their foray into the world of RSS with Bloglines, one of the pioneers in gathering content. Google Reader is also extremely popular. It looked as if Bloglines was on its death bed for a while. However, Merchant Circle offered life support, and Bloglines lives! Check out this video on the upgrade and tips on migrating your existing account:
