So much information, so little time! I've never really experimented with feeds before these exercises. I guess this is supposed to help simplify our lives, but I'm feeling a little overwhelmed with all of the "stuff" out there. I viewed the four feed finders suggested on the iHCPL training blog. I wasn't really sure what I should be looking at or looking for. My initial thoughts are these:
Feedster's website was colorful, but the posts on the homepage seemed dated (a week or more old), although it was supposed to be "new posts on popular topics." When I put in a word to search for feeds or blogs, I often got results that were completely unrelated or got no hits at all.
I liked that Topix was news-oriented, and the layout of the webpage was easy to navigate. When I input a search topic, I received relevant hits.
Syndic8 looked very confusing, but I wanted to see what it had to offer. It had a very busy looking homepage with some info that I could have lived without (10 newest users ?), so I ignored everything else and went straight for the "search for feeds" box. I got a lot of hits, and I liked that it had links to all of the different newsreader accounts, including Bloglines, so you can add a feed immediately.
Technorati is well laid out in an easy-to-navigate format with very current posts on the homepage. However, it was updating so rapidly, I almost had trouble keeping up! I got a lot of hits for the searches that I did, as well as related tags that really helped expand my searches.
I've learned a lot this week. It's easy to become overwhelmed with all of the different sources for obtaining information out there. Newsreaders like Bloglines keep our favorite feeds and blogs organized.
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