This was the first time i ever used an RSS news feed format via google reader, and i must say it was a very interesting and educative learning experience. RSS which also stands for Really Simple Syndication and some call it Rich Site Summary, is a format that delivers the constant changes of a web content. It is mainly used by news related sites, web blogs and other online publishers to syndicate their content as an RSS feed to whoever wants it.
A tool like google reader, solves a problem for people who regularly use the web. It does so by allowing an individual to easily stay informed by retrieving the latest contents from the sites that interests him/her. By using google reader, a person can gain access to the feeds by simply subscribing to it. There are three ways to add the feeds to google reader: a) click the add subscription link and paste the address of the site that you need to add in the text field that appears, b) secondly, one can type in the keywords for a search and the reader would provide a list of web pages that contain the feeds and you can subscribe to any, c) last but not least, one can add bundles of feeds that are categorized into different labels such as news, sports, etc, this can be done by clicking on the browse for stuffs found on the left navigation page, and it would provide a list of bundles to subscribe to.
I found this technology very useful because of the following various reasons. Using google reader saves time by not needing to visit each site individually. It also allows customization, that is for example, if you are interested with sports news only, then you can subscribe to sports feeds whilst disregarding the unwanted feeds. One other factor that may also considered to make google reader a very useful tool is that it is spam free. Professionals have claimed that it is nearly impossible to be spammed on RSS, this is because you only subscribe to feeds you decide to and also that RSS are web pages, you don't have to see them if you choose not to.
References:
a) http://www.associatedcontent.com/
b) http://www.whatisrss.com/
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