#5 (23 Things)

RSS can be a difficult concept for some to grasp right away - what questions do you have? What didn't work or doesn't make sense? How might you use RSS in your personal or professional life? Find anything in your searching that you'd recommend to others?

Actually, I have been using RSS feeds for some years now. Most of my questions have long since been answered.

I have always grumped about the small and difficult to find symbols and lack of standardization for picking up a site feed... I'm lazy and just want to point and click.

I guess I always thought that it should be much more like bookmarking. You know, just select the URL and add it to "RSS" instead of bookmarks.

Personally, I am a newshound. I use feeds for collecting local, regional, national and international news as well as commentary and political opinion. As these are all a matter of personal taste, I don't think I should recommend any specifics.

I would recommend checking them (news sites) carefully for their reputation for accuracy and honesty. It's a minefield out there!

Professionally, I use RSS to research certain topics or 'keep an eye' on technical developments in education and technology. A few keywords and, bingo! You're off!

These tend to rotate rapidly as new things of interest take over from old.