RSS - I haven't really found a good reason to use an RSS reader. For those who don't know, RSS is a method for publishing information in a special format, XML. For instance, every time I submit a new entry, it could also be published in XML. People who have RSS readers could then select my blog and receive my latest posts when they are posted. One could select as many RSS blogs as they want, and instead of visiting each blog website, they could simply read all the new entries with the RSS reader.
 
Although this idea should make it much easier to read news from various sites, I still prefer to visit the individual sites. I visit some sites daily, but others I'll read only occasionally, and when I do, I prefer to browse through the site and pick and choose what to read. To me it's a little like reading a book, I don't want to read just the next several pages. I may want to read them, then flip back and read the last few pages as well. I haven't really tried using an RSS reader on a regular basis, but so far I haven't had the inclination to try.

posted by Bruce Wright at 10:41 PM #