1. An Introduction To RSS Readers: Google Reader and Netvibes
An Introduction To RSS Readers: Google Reader and Netvibes
Brian Kelly
UKOLN
University of Bath
Bath, BA2 7AY
About This Talk
This talk and accompanying screencast provides an introduction to the Google Reader and Netvibes tools for reading RSS feeds.
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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

7. JISC Funding Calls

8. My Web 2.0 Service Providers

9. UKOLN RSS Feeds

10. UKOLN In The News

11. Reminder Of How A Blog Looks

12. RSS For Syndication

13. Searching The Feeds

14. Your Contacts Shared Feeds

15. Adding RSS Feeds (in Firefox)

16. Adding RSS Feeds (in Firefox)

17. Netvibes

18. Viewing Project Deliverables

19. RSS For Events (1)

20. RSS For Events (2)

21. Viewing

22. Personal Use

23. Public Netvibes Page

24. Adding Feeds To Netvibes1 3 2 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)