tech 20 session 1: rss and news aggregators: make your browser work for you: december 4, 2008

Teacher Sells Ads On Tests To Cover Printing Costs By Ben Popken, 2:13 PM on Tue Dec 2 2008,  Left to fend for himself after budget cuts, His tests cost over $500 a year to print, but this year he only got $316, one calculus teacher resorted to selling ads on quizzes and tests to cover his printing costs. $10 for quizzes, $20 for tests, and $30 for a final.After a local newspaper featured his story, the offers rolled in and he sold out his semester. Most of the ads are positive messages bought by parents, while others are from local businesses.

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RSS and News RSS and News AggregatorsAggregators

Make Your Browser Work for YouMake Your Browser Work for You

Information Is Like CookiesInformation Is Like Cookies

One day Wally Web found cookies in the cafeteria…nom nom!

The next day, Wally wanted cookies again.

So he ran from the 200 wing to the cafeteria, and there was nothing there

Next day the same thing

On the third day Wally was certain that there weren’t cookies

And there were

Later, when he hard about the cookies, he ran over…but they were gone

COOKIE ALERT!

Wally wished he could be notified every time there were cookies to be had.

Or, best of all, if cookies could be delivered to him directly and save him the trip

Really Simple Syndication

RSS

RichSiteSummary

Substitute information for cookies, and you get RSS

RSSRSSA method of delivering changing web page A method of delivering changing web page

contents to a central home pagecontents to a central home page

Web 1.0Web 1.0

BLOG

BLOG

BLOGBLOG

NEWS SITE

NEWS SITE

NEWS SITE

TWITTER FEED

PODCAST

Old models have you going out to find information: time-consuming and frustrating!

BLOG

BLOG

BLOGBLOG

NEWS SITE

NEWS SITE

NEWS SITE

TWITTER FEED

PODCAST

Web 2.0 with RSS FeedsWeb 2.0 with RSS Feeds

With a Feed Aggregator, information comes to you and waits until you need it.

Home PageHome PageAggregates ArticlesAggregates Articles

Organized & PersonalizedOrganized & Personalized

News ReadersNews ReadersGoogle ReaderGoogle Reader

PageFlakesPageFlakesAnd Dozens MoreAnd Dozens More

Using RSSUsing RSS

1.1. Choose a News ReaderChoose a News Reader

2.2. Select and Organize FeedsSelect and Organize Feeds From ReaderFrom Reader From SiteFrom Site

3.3. Read and use your feedsRead and use your feeds

So…So…

Let’s see how this worksLet’s see how this works