Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Week 1: RSS Tutorial

This website is a very informative one, as it gives a clear, concise explanation of RSS, discusses what's in a feed, explains why we should make feeds available, and how one ought to go about choosing information for his/her own feed(s). Although it is difficult to form a strong opinion on the article, due to its information-heavy content, the explanation of an RSS feed is given in a concise manner. As students in IMS 201 must greatly familiarize themselves with RSS feeds, I felt this article was very helpful in breaking down the logistics. It serves as a great supplement to a previous RSS Tutorial on Wikipedia, shown to the class by Professor Shrimplin himself. This article is important, because it is crucial for those of us who surf the web everyday, to dabble into the nuts and bolts of creating a website. Going behind the scenes, examining the web, and dissecting alI elements that accessorize this feature is necessary for this course. I also really enjoyed how this article gave the reader tips on how to generate good feeds. The author also felt it necessary to explain what format one should choose, while supplying us with further sites to visit if we needed more information.


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