Really Simple Syndication (RSS)

Do you have specific websites that you like to keep tabs on for new content? How about news sites that you read or blogs that you like to keep track of? For instance, I like to read money.cnn.com and keep up with new articles that are posted there.
Instead of visiting these sites directly everytime you want to check for new content, you can use a RSS reader to keep track of it. Yes, you will have to visit your RSS reader (just have it bookmarked) but if you integrate your regular web surfing through this it should actually make your life easier. Google Reader is one example as is Bloglines (reader.google.com and bloglines.com)
You can also enable the offline function (at least with google reader this is possible) - the RSS reader can compile the articles offline so that you can read them later even if you are not connected to the internet.
Seems like a useful tool and it is extremely easy to set up. I was planning to do a demo at our team meeting. However, since we seem to have an abundance of agenda items in the near future, I will leave you with this blog post and an encouragement to go set up your account yourself (it will really only take a couple minutes). In addition, please feel very free to stop by my desk and I'll show you how it works - won't take more than a minute or two to show you the basics (especially since I know very little about it myself...is this an example of faster, cheaper, better instructional design?)


Here's the ad for google reader:
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