Final thoughts on RSS

What feeds did I subscribe to? A whole range of things from world news, technology updates, food, travel, fashion, literature, library 2.0, librarianship, and many more. As an eclectic reader my interests cover a range of areas but I like the idea of being able to chop and change as my tastes waver and grow. Check out my 2 links to RSS feeds on the top right for the full list of my subscriptions.

Adding an RSS Feed to my blog

I had real trouble with this one so in the end I added a link to my Bloglines account to get around the hassles I was having trying to add a feed when customising my Blogger account. Adding a feed did not accept any of the urls I put in so somewhere in the process I was glitching big time. Adding the link worked and immediately takes me straight to Bloglines. I think I'll go back and edit a bit and add Google Reader to this list too, at least until I work out the fine details of adding a feed page element to my blog ( it will come in time I'm sure)

Week 4 - RSS Feeds

I found this entire exercise useful in that I've been using Google Reader for a while (when I remember to go check it!) and now to give Bloglines a go I find myself comparing the two.
I tend to not utilise these RSS feeds on a daily basis. Often this is because of lack of time, also due to the display format of Google Reader. I much prefer the screen display of Bloglines. Both are easy to manage, though the sheer volume of daily feeds that can come through can be a little daunting. I like the aspect of being able to keep completely up to date with various subject fields and areas of interest.
I'm still trying to streamline the whole 'subscribe to this feed' aspect from the website end rather than the Google Reader / Bloglines end. But as with other things I like the facility for achieving the same end result using different methods.
My favourite RSS Feed subscription? The quirky Budget Fashionista. It's a girl thing.

Flickr - another Virago 250

Virago 250
Originally uploaded by Karisma

I like this photo simply because it's an accurate copy of my bike (except for the pillion seat which we removed and the soft panniers which I've currently got on it - minor details). But there she is, pretty and neat and the perfect colour!!
Curiously though, there are no additional tags - such as year of this particular model, mileage, etc. Makes me consider what tags I would give should this be my contribution to Flickr, what do I want the world to know about my bike?

postscript: I've gone back in to this post and the previous one and added tags of my own.

Week 3 - Flickr - Virago By a Fence

Virago By a Fence
Originally uploaded by lightgazer

Why did I choose this picture? First because I ride a Virago so was kind of curoius to know what photos were out there featuring my little bike. Second because I love the clouds in this image - it's a beautifully scripted photo, balancing road, fence, and bike with the limitless feel of the clouds - as if the clouds themselves were the road (bit of a ghostriders feel).
Basically I just think this photo is cool.

Week 2 adventure - Technorati

Technorati - what strikes me first about this search is that from simply typing in "Library" I am presented with immediate results but more helpfully, a list of tags (other words I could use to better search, refine my search, other ways of expressing what it is I'm looking for) - this is especially useful considering how everyone both uses different words to express the same thing and different language to define concepts and ideas - very cool.
Technorati also gives me 4 options - posts, blogs, video, photos. If I select blogs I find a usable page that doesn't confuse me with an overload of text (a good thing for me) and 12, 078 hits (wow!).
Refined to 1,078 blogs about Libraries. Now if I search for "Libraries Australia" I get 12 hits and a much more manageable, and I hope relevant selection. Noticeable in this smaller group is the Sydney Boys High library blog. The one I best like the sound of is The Booksnob's Blog - A library-oriented blog in which the intrepid booksnob writes without fear or favour about books gorgeous and wonderful, strange and unusual, with the occasional digression into movies and music.

Technorati is useful, it's a great starting point for finding out more and for any newbie to blogging a helpful hand to have around.

Learning 2.0 - NSW Public Libraries

The Learning 2.0 package was launched this morning and after running through the Week 1 Discoveries, I was particularly struck by Stephen Fry's comments about Web 2.0

Looking at the 7 1/2 Habits I found #1 - begin with the end in mind - to be particularly relevant to me. There are specific goals I wish to achieve from this learning process and in doing the quick survey before I started I was reminded of that. Combined with #7 - teach and mentor others - I view this whole adventure as a fabulous way for me to strengthen those areas of Web 2.0 where I am perhaps a little weak, and facilitate the sharing of Learning 2.0 with my colleagues and supporting them in their efforts.

I'm up for the ride, it's going to be fun!