Comments on: The Magic of RSS: Really Simple Syndication for Really Smart Students http://www.prosintraining.com/2009/01/magic-of-rss-really-simple-syndication.html Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:19:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Some of My Favorite Posts on Social Media Basics | PRos in Training http://www.prosintraining.com/2009/01/magic-of-rss-really-simple-syndication.html/comment-page-1#comment-7542 Some of My Favorite Posts on Social Media Basics | PRos in Training Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:16:12 +0000 http://vervenorthwest.com/prosintraining.com/?p=264#comment-7542 [...] The Magic of RSS (me) [...] [...] The Magic of RSS (me) [...]

]]> By: Kelli Matthews http://www.prosintraining.com/2009/01/magic-of-rss-really-simple-syndication.html/comment-page-1#comment-349 Kelli Matthews Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:31:00 +0000 http://vervenorthwest.com/prosintraining.com/?p=264#comment-349 Amy & Bil,<br/><br/>Thanks for the additional tips! <br/><br/>Kelli Amy & Bil,

Thanks for the additional tips!

Kelli

]]> By: Bil http://www.prosintraining.com/2009/01/magic-of-rss-really-simple-syndication.html/comment-page-1#comment-348 Bil Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:41:00 +0000 http://vervenorthwest.com/prosintraining.com/?p=264#comment-348 Great post. I also use RSS feeds for job searching. Craigslist is a great example. I do a search in CL for "Public Relations" internships in Portland. Then at the bottom of the page is the RSS feed for that search. I add that RSS address to Google Reader, and then every time there is a new post that is an internship in Portland that has Public Relations I see it on my Google Reader. <br/><br/>Bil Great post. I also use RSS feeds for job searching. Craigslist is a great example. I do a search in CL for “Public Relations” internships in Portland. Then at the bottom of the page is the RSS feed for that search. I add that RSS address to Google Reader, and then every time there is a new post that is an internship in Portland that has Public Relations I see it on my Google Reader.

Bil

]]> By: Amy Ziari http://www.prosintraining.com/2009/01/magic-of-rss-really-simple-syndication.html/comment-page-1#comment-347 Amy Ziari Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:39:00 +0000 http://vervenorthwest.com/prosintraining.com/?p=264#comment-347 Nice post! I actually just went through this whole process with my father this weekend and it boggled his mind. RSS is powerful stuff. <br/><br/>I personally use Google Reader because I use so many other Google services. It makes it easier for me to toggle between them all.<br/><br/>A few pieces of advice: <br/><br/>-I filter some of my feeds (such as TechCrunch) using a service called PostRank. It allows me to only see the best posts. This may be a little advanced for newbies though, but once you get the hang of RSS you might want to give it a whirl<br/><br/>-There are many more ways to take advantage of RSS rather than just for reading news and blogs. Get creative and look for that little RSS icon on Web sites you visit. <br/><br/>For instance, I use RSS to view all of my Flickr friend's photos. Photos get sent to me wi/ my workflow and I never have to go to the Flickr dashboard if I don't want to. I also create RSS feeds of common Twitter searches I make. Google alerts are also now available as RSS feeds so you no longer have to get e-mails every time someone writes about your client. Moral of the story: try to think outside the box! It will really make your life easier. Nice post! I actually just went through this whole process with my father this weekend and it boggled his mind. RSS is powerful stuff.

I personally use Google Reader because I use so many other Google services. It makes it easier for me to toggle between them all.

A few pieces of advice:

-I filter some of my feeds (such as TechCrunch) using a service called PostRank. It allows me to only see the best posts. This may be a little advanced for newbies though, but once you get the hang of RSS you might want to give it a whirl

-There are many more ways to take advantage of RSS rather than just for reading news and blogs. Get creative and look for that little RSS icon on Web sites you visit.

For instance, I use RSS to view all of my Flickr friend’s photos. Photos get sent to me wi/ my workflow and I never have to go to the Flickr dashboard if I don’t want to. I also create RSS feeds of common Twitter searches I make. Google alerts are also now available as RSS feeds so you no longer have to get e-mails every time someone writes about your client. Moral of the story: try to think outside the box! It will really make your life easier.

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