Thing #11

Finding feeds for me Reader has been a pretty easy task to accomplish. As I've gone along, I've added things that I would like to keep up with, and move right on past the ones I don't care to see again. I have done searches for blogs before and haven't really come up with much that I find really useful. I think I spend more time just looking around than when I move to a new site from a blog I already know. When someone is linked to a person I am already reading, I tend to get a little more interested. As it was part of our task for Thing #11, I used the different search options to find some blogs. I found that the easiest method of finding feeds (other than my preferred way) was to use Topix. I like that the information is unique for my location. I spent a while just going through the different links listed on the page. The most confusing tool for me was Bloglines. I think it was confusing because I really didn't like the feed setup and didn't really understand the blog search system. It wasn't as easy (for me) to use Bloglines as the others. (Note: I had a little trouble getting Feedster to load anything. I tried it in a couple of different browsers with no luck.)
I really like that Topix has a blog to go with the site. I added it to my Reader in hopes of keeping up with the great information source they have created. I was not aware of Topix.net before this activity, and I am looking forward to using it in the future.
I ended up looking at the local television news stations to see if they had RSS feeds, and if they did, I wanted to know what was available. The different stations (WSMV, WKRN, and News Channel 5) each had unique additions to their sites in regards to RSS feeds. There are so many differnet topics to choose from. I read through at least one of the news sites each day, but now I can have it sent to my Reader and can catch it when I'm looking through my updates. Sweet!