An Introduction To RSS Readers: Google Reader and Netvibes
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This document provides an introduction to the RSS reader tools Google Reader and Netvibes. It discusses how RSS readers allow users to easily access and process information from various sources and are useful for purposes like information gathering, business intelligence, and brand management. The document demonstrates features of Google Reader and Netvibes, such as adding, organizing, and viewing RSS feeds. It also provides a brief comparison of different types of RSS readers.
![An Introduction To RSS Readers: Google Reader and Netvibes Brian Kelly UKOLN University of Bath Bath, BA2 7AY Email [email_address] UKOLN is supported by: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/meetings/ukoln-20080520/ About This Talk This talk and accompanying screencast provides an introduction to the Google Reader and Netvibes tools for reading RSS feeds. This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence (but note caveat) Resources bookmarked using ‘ ukoln-20080520 ' tag](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/rssreaders-1210864523436204-8/85/An-Introduction-To-RSS-Readers-Google-Reader-and-Netvibes-1-320.jpg)
An Introduction To RSS Readers: Google Reader and Netvibes
- 1. An Introduction To RSS Readers: Google Reader and Netvibes Brian Kelly UKOLN University of Bath Bath, BA2 7AY Email [email_address] UKOLN is supported by: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/meetings/ukoln-20080520/ About This Talk This talk and accompanying screencast provides an introduction to the Google Reader and Netvibes tools for reading RSS feeds. This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence (but note caveat) Resources bookmarked using ‘ ukoln-20080520 ' tag
- 2. About Me and About UKOLN Brian Kelly: UK Web Focus: a Web advisory post based at UKOLN Funded by JISC and MLA to advise HE/FE and cultural heritage sectors Web enthusiast since Jan 1993 A fan of RSS! UKOLN: National centre of expertise in digital information management Located at the University of Bath
- 3. My Google Reader Home Page
- 4. The JISC IE Team Blog (1)
- 5. The JISC IE Team Blog (2)
- 6. JISC News
- 8. My Web 2.0 Service Providers
- 10. UKOLN In The News
- 11. Reminder Of How A Blog Looks
- 14. Your Contacts Shared Feeds
- 15. Adding RSS Feeds (in Firefox)
- 16. Adding RSS Feeds (in Firefox)
- 17. Netvibes
- 19. RSS For Events (1)
- 20. RSS For Events (2)
- 21. Viewing Email
- 22. Personal Use
- 24. Adding Feeds To Netvibes 1 2 3 4
- 25. Comparisons Types of RSS readers: Web-based (1): Google Reader, Bloglines, … Web-based (2): Netvibes, Pageflakes, … Desktop: Feedreader, Blogbridge, … Mobile: RSS delivered via SMS; iPhone/Nokia N95 RSS readers, … Which to choose: Power users may prefer desktop or Web-based (1) Web-based (2) may appeal Advantages in organisations / peers adopting common approach
- 26. Conclusions RSS readers: Allow users to quickly process information sources More effective than visiting Web pages Useful for various purposes: Information gathering Business intelligence Brand management … Need to gain better understanding of best practices and personal preferences (e.g. how to structure feeds)