Thing #9

I love the idea of being able to search for blogs to meet my needs. Many of these search tools were blocked at school, so this is a bummer since I use my RSS Feed mostly for work-related purposes, but one good one that was not blocked was Technorati. I did a search for "anime" to see what blogs I could find on anime since this is an extremely popular genre in my library and finding good sources of information about anime is difficult at best. I was impressed by the selection of blogs covering this topic and liked how the blogs were tagged so I could find other similar blogs. Through my search I found some useful sites including MangaBlog and JadeDragonOnline. None of the search tools were really difficult to use, but like with any new tool, the more it is used the more acclimated you become to the tool and the more useful it becomes as new uses are discovered.

Thing #8

I accidentally jumped ahead it would seem. I set up my own RSS Feed and discussed it in Thing #7!

1. What I like about RSS Feeds! In short - everything! I love the simplicity of it, the convenience of it, and the applicability to my job.

2. How might I use an RSS Feed. I will use the RSS feed daily or weekly to keep abreast of current topics in the library field and to see what books are being discussed and talkeda bout.

3. How can I take advantage of this new technology. By using it, of course! I can set up all of the blogs and websites I usually visit daily or weekly and have the information aggregated to one location to search through at my convience! Nice!