Wow, learning about RSS and newsreaders has been very cool. I like the idea of having the websites that I frequent come to my computer instead of me having to go out and search all of them individually. Not that I'm such a big web surfer anyway, but I can see this as extremely beneficial for people who try to keep up with lots of different sites.
At this point, I think I would use this technology more in my personal life, rather than for my job. I can follow the news sites that I like, such as CNN, keep up with the celebrity gossip with People.com and follow my friends' blogs. How cool!
I can think of some library users who are really into keeping up with the political scene. I found a link to the US Government RSS Library through www.usa.gov. There are feeds available here for everything government-related. This includes White House news and speeches, consumer feeds including such information as product recalls, health information feeds including National Institute of Health press and news releases, drug recalls, and more. This is just a sample of the type of information that can be delivered to your computer via RSS. I know a few patrons who are avid "weather watchers". Maybe they could get local weather information delivered to their PCs every morning. The possibilities are endless, and it really is addictive!
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