Three different ways to add an RSS feed to Google Reader:
1. If you already know the website you want to subscribe to you can click the Subscribe button on your google reader, type in the URL of the website, and press Add.
2. If you do not know the website you want to subscribe to you can use the directory. This will help you find RSS feeds and you can add them that way.
3. If you find a website you want to subscribe to and it has an RSS button (there are a variety of shapes, sizes and colours of these buttons) you can click it and it will then be added to your RSS feed.
An RSS reader is better than viewing websites for many reasons. The most convenient reason to use an RSS reader is that you can view all of your websites in one place. Instead of individually visiting each website as you normally do, the posts on the websites are all listed in your RSS reader. Another reason why an RSS reader is better than individually visiting each website is because your RSS reader will tell you when a website has created a new post. For example, if you consistently read five websites you will not no longer have to visit each website over and over again, checking for new posts because your RSS reader will tell you when a new post has been made created. These two features alone help you save a great amount of time.
One disadvantage of using an RSS reader is that you are not able to see the design of a website. Some websites are created and designed so that their layout and background complements the content of the website. However, this is a small drawback in comparison to the advantages of an RSS reader.
Personally I find RSS feeds to be very useful. I am someone who spends a lot of time on the internet looking at blogs. The fact that I am able to view all of the blogs I enjoy reading in one place saves me so much time, which is very useful! With this time I am saving I can spend more time on school work, with friends, etc. I could also see this technology being very useful for an on-going school assignment. For example, if I was doing a research project that lasted for six months I would be able to subscribe to many educational blogs and easily read all of the updates created over that period of time. Since blogs are packed with important information and an RSS reader lets me know when they have been updated, as well as being able to view them all in the same place, this would save me a lot of time and effort. I also find that when searching for RSS feeds with Google Reader many websites appear that I would not have found otherwise- which would also help my research project! Although this is not exactly an everyday use of an RSS reader, I still find this technology very useful and time saving for merely reading blogs I normally do!
A web-based aggregator has many advantages over desktop software that performs the same functions. One advantage of using a web-based aggregator rather than computer software is that you do not need to update the website you are using. When the website creates a newer and updated version, the changes will be automatically applied to the website; whereas, if you were using desktop software, you would have to download the newest version of this software. Also, using a website does not take up any memory on your computer since the data is stored remotely. Another huge advantage of using a web-based aggregator is that you are able to access your RSS reader on any platform that has access to the internet. This is very convenient since you are able to access any information you need anywhere!
1. If you already know the website you want to subscribe to you can click the Subscribe button on your google reader, type in the URL of the website, and press Add.
2. If you do not know the website you want to subscribe to you can use the directory. This will help you find RSS feeds and you can add them that way.
3. If you find a website you want to subscribe to and it has an RSS button (there are a variety of shapes, sizes and colours of these buttons) you can click it and it will then be added to your RSS feed.
An RSS reader is better than viewing websites for many reasons. The most convenient reason to use an RSS reader is that you can view all of your websites in one place. Instead of individually visiting each website as you normally do, the posts on the websites are all listed in your RSS reader. Another reason why an RSS reader is better than individually visiting each website is because your RSS reader will tell you when a website has created a new post. For example, if you consistently read five websites you will not no longer have to visit each website over and over again, checking for new posts because your RSS reader will tell you when a new post has been made created. These two features alone help you save a great amount of time.
One disadvantage of using an RSS reader is that you are not able to see the design of a website. Some websites are created and designed so that their layout and background complements the content of the website. However, this is a small drawback in comparison to the advantages of an RSS reader.
Personally I find RSS feeds to be very useful. I am someone who spends a lot of time on the internet looking at blogs. The fact that I am able to view all of the blogs I enjoy reading in one place saves me so much time, which is very useful! With this time I am saving I can spend more time on school work, with friends, etc. I could also see this technology being very useful for an on-going school assignment. For example, if I was doing a research project that lasted for six months I would be able to subscribe to many educational blogs and easily read all of the updates created over that period of time. Since blogs are packed with important information and an RSS reader lets me know when they have been updated, as well as being able to view them all in the same place, this would save me a lot of time and effort. I also find that when searching for RSS feeds with Google Reader many websites appear that I would not have found otherwise- which would also help my research project! Although this is not exactly an everyday use of an RSS reader, I still find this technology very useful and time saving for merely reading blogs I normally do!
A web-based aggregator has many advantages over desktop software that performs the same functions. One advantage of using a web-based aggregator rather than computer software is that you do not need to update the website you are using. When the website creates a newer and updated version, the changes will be automatically applied to the website; whereas, if you were using desktop software, you would have to download the newest version of this software. Also, using a website does not take up any memory on your computer since the data is stored remotely. Another huge advantage of using a web-based aggregator is that you are able to access your RSS reader on any platform that has access to the internet. This is very convenient since you are able to access any information you need anywhere!
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