Anybody who has tried to us a web service called RSS (Really Simple Syndication) to subscribe to online news, podcasts, blogs, etc. knows that the first “S” in RSS stands for anything but “simple“.
In theory, by subscribing to a RSS “feed”, updated information is pushed at you by the website hosting the new information so that you don’t have to go looking for it. Setting up this service has been really confusing and a lot of people don’t take advantage of it.
A version of Google called iGoogle has finally made the “simple” part of RSS really simple.
If you haven’t tried iGoogle, you ought to take a look. iGoogle lets you set up a personalized version of Google which can is customized for each user.
In addition to things like local weather and links to favorite web sites, you can also use iGoogle to subscribe to as many RSS feeds as you want. When information is updated in the feeds you have subscribed to, this information shows up on your iGoogle page.
We have RSS feeds generated by GoodBuyGuys.com which sends out new product information, and a feed from this blog that is distributed to anyone who wants to subscribe to it.
I include these RSS feeds in those I can see on my iGoogle page, and when we update something, it shows up on iGoogle within minutes.
Already got an iGoogle page? Here’s a link to very easy instructions for adding RSS feeds.
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