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