UNHCE Information Technology & Distance Education Blog

One of the core technologies behind the Web 2.0 "revolution" is RSS (Really Simple Syndication). Most websites that are updated with any sort of regularity have feeds of at least their headlines, and usually of full articles. Some sites also have secondary feeds listing their comments, videos, links, and other updates as well.

Because RSS is so common these days, keeping up with the rush of information that shapes our lives has become pretty easy ("really simple", even). Instead of jumping from one site to another, you can keep track of all the content of the sites you visit regularly in one central place.

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While there are desktop applications that collect your syndicated content, reading RSS feeds is one task that justifies the buzz around "Web 2.0". For reading news, keeping up with blogs, even tracking packages, little can compare with Google Reader -- its easy to add feeds, easy to read them, and easy to organize them.

Read How to Get Started with Google Reader at lifehack.org