RSS feeds are really much like being on a listserv. With regular e-mail, this can be overwhelming and can easily fill up a mailbox. I can see how subscribing to a RSS feed could keep the special interest groups more organized, rather than having to skip through unrelated e-mails to keep up with a thread in one particular interest group. That being said, I believe that of the two more active RSS groups that I joined, the latest posts were all mixed together. I suppose that by clicking on one specific RSS feed, one would only get posts for that particular subject. I can see that I will have to do a lot more investigating in Google Reader. Now, to see if I can post my three subscriptions to this blog:
http://www.google.com/reader/view/#stream/feed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.cousinconnect.com%2Frss%2Fa%2F0
http://www.google.com/reader/view/#stream/feed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fz.about.com%2F6%2Fg%2Fchildrensbooks%2Fb%2Frss2.xml
http://www.google.com/reader/view/#stream/feed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.epicurious.com%2Fservices%2Frss%2Ffeeds%2Fnewrecipes.xml
Whew! That was very unsophisticated and cumbersome, going back and forth in my Google account from my blog to my reader. I have a feeling that there is an easier method than the copy and paste that I used. I couldn't seem to get the hang of the "share" feature, and I'm pretty sure that was the correct way to go. However, as I've heard it said, "There is usually more than one way to do something with a computer." I will read the articles now and see if I can get a better idea of how to handle RSS feeds.
I will be on the alert for adding other RSS feeds of interest to my Google Reader. I know I have been invited to some interesting ones, but didn't really know what they were for. Now, at least I have the concept down.
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