This document provides an introduction to blogs and RSS feeds. It explains that blogs are online journals that are frequently updated and displayed in reverse chronological order. RSS feeds allow users to access updated content from blogs and websites in one place using an aggregator. The document describes how to find blogs and subscribe to RSS feeds, and outlines some benefits of using blogs and RSS feeds for students and in teaching, such as providing up-to-date information and avoiding repeatedly checking websites for updates.
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23 Things @ UL Lunchtime talk Blogs & RSS
1. 23 Things @ UL Blogs & RSS Colm Cunniffe November 17 th 2009 Original version by Michelle Breen, Glucksman Library
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3. CONGRATULATIONS! Participants in the 23 Things @ UL a re now part of the “blogosphere” …the collective term encompassing all weblogs or blogs as a community or social network…”
44. Thank you Good luck in the blogosphere; go out and start reading other people’s blogs through an RSS aggregator
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Ferdinand Von Prondzynski, president of Dublin City University, has been blogging for a year and Diary of a University President, his quirky online take on life, has been drawing a crowd Article in irishtimes.com May 19 th 2009 explains WHY he blogs “ There are plenty of university presidents in the US who keep blogs, but I may be unusual in the frequency of my posts,” says Prondzynski, who has headed up DCU for nine years. “I might freshen up the format soon – bring in a few guest bloggers or conduct some interviews. I’m getting plenty of feedback and I want to keep the readers interested.” Von Prondzynski started the blog to try and draw students and the public into the world of the university. “I try to communicate everything and anything that crosses my path, to give people a better understanding of what a university president actually does,” he says. “I do it in part to counter the growing hostility towards universities that is fuelled by some politicians and the media. The blog gives me a chance to write about why university matters.” It also gives him a chance to talk about the Eurovision Song Contest, his beloved Newcastle United, great bad poetry and trying, unsuccessfully, to pay his electricity bill. WRITING SKILLS
