What’s the Deal With Aggregators: Is It A Reptile or An Efficient Online Tool?

Posted in Uncategorized on November 8, 2007 by dancingnancy533

Struggling to manage the many different websites you like to browse for all of your blog and news information on a daily basis? Well, fear not because with the aggregator it will help serve as a filing cabinet for those many different RSS feeds you enjoy reading. An aggregator is simply a tool that allows users to subscribe to a website and receive updates by checking the Internet address for new entries (Singel, 2003). You can easily sign up for this test and use it effectively on the Internet.  This is a simple tool to sign up for and use effectively on the Internet. The following tutorial will provide an overview of using aggregators including: sign up for an aggregator, how to subscribe to different types of feeds, and suggestions for use within an educational setting.

Signing Up

Want to get started using an aggregator? Well, the first thing to do is sign up for an aggregator. This blog will show you how to sign up for the aggregator Bloglines.

Subscribing to RSS Feeds Using an Orange Box

Of the two ways to subscribe to a blog, this one is the easiest by simply clicking on the RSS Feeds Orange Box. This blog will show you how to locate the Orange RSS Feed Box and how to subscribe a blog to your aggregator.

 

 

Subscribing to a Website’s Feeds Using Just the URL

The way to subscribe to a blog is to use its web address, or URL. This blog will show where to find the web address, copy & paste it into your gator, and gain access to its content.

 

Online Textboook

Want to stop paying a whole lot of money for a textbook? Use a aggregator to subscribe to the most up-to-date feeds on the subject you are teaching. Learn about how you can organize your feeds by standards.

BACK TO THE TOOLBOX!!!

References

Singel, R. (2003). Aggregators Attack Info Overload. Wired. Retrieved October 15th, 2007, from http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/news/2003/08/60053

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