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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Computers 2: RSS Feeds Assignment

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25 comments:

Joshua Quintana said...

Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?
I selected the CIA and FBI because they are the most interesting parts of government in my opinion. I chose the NBA because I like basketball and wanted updates on the top 10's of the week. I chose CNN because it is a great news source for any type of news.

Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?
It was very easy. All I had to do was go to their website and then locate their RSS feed.

Which sites were your favorites?
My favorite sites are CNN.com and NBA.com. CNN gives me good quality news articles and I like the NBA.

What else can you use RSS for?
I can use RSS to subscribe to my Powerschool and it will update my computer calendar and tell me what I have for homework.

Anonymous said...

-I selected the sites I subscribed to because I found those to be the most interesting to me in the three categories: news, personal interest/hobby, and government.
-At first I thought that finding feeds and subscribing to them were hard. After a while though, that whole process got much easier.
-The first site that I found was my favorite was nj.com because I subscribed to the feed about Bergen County which shares news about the area we live in. The second site that I found was my favorite was people.com because it has the articles that are in the magazine, yet I could read them from my home computer without reading them when waiting on line at a supermarket or buying them.
-I can use RSS to subscribe to websites that I find interesting, yet with feedjournal I can convert multiple RSS feeds to a printable newspaper-style document. Also, I can use RSS to create an interactive timeline. I can create one using Dipity's RSS feature by copying the URL of the RSS feed and selecting RSS as my input source. The resulting timeline can be embedded in any website.

Jason King said...

I selected the site i subscribed to because I thought that they were interesting and could benefit me later on in the road.

At first, It was hard trying to find the RSS feeds on the websites. After a while I found it easier to get them and add them to Google Reader. In the long run, not really.

My favorite sites for RSS feeds were FIFA, Gamestop, and Sony.

I can also use RSS for quick updates and vital information. I would be able to obtain it fast and easy because it is all located in one place. Other than school, I could use it for personal benefits.

Lauren Vaccaro's Blog said...

i selected the sites i subscribed to because they all caught my attention and interested me in some way.

it was really east to find the rss feed as soon and i put some thought into it and found the icon.

my favorite rss feed was perez

you can also use rss for quick updates. it helps that all the information comes to the same spot besides school i can use it for personal benefits

holly said...

-I selected the sites i subscribed to because i go on some of them everyday and some of them are interesting.

-Some of them were easy and others not as much.

-My favorite rss feed was the facebook blog.

-Rss can be used for fast updating and it can be used at work, school or home.

Alani McCoy said...

-Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?
I selected celebrity and entertainment sites for my RSS.
-Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?
Yes it was very easy because the RSS Orange Button is located near the twitter and facebook icons.
-Which sites were your favorites?
Perez Hilton, TMZ, and US Weekly.
-What else can you use RSS for?
You can use RSS Feeds to track all my favorite sites on one site. Its simpler and keeps me updated while I'm on the go.

Emily Moore said...

I subscribed to certain sites because the were the easiest to find and seemed interesting.

they were all very easy to find.

My favorite rss feed is for people magazine.

Rss can be a very simple and effective way to find information on any topic for school projects.

sabrina said...

-Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?
Because they were the only wants that caught my attention
-Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?
Yes
-Which sites were your favorites?
The celebrity gossip ones
-What else can you use RSS for?
To keep me updated on things that interest me

Dom Leuci said...

i picked the sites that i selected because they are all things that interest me.

most of the sites were easy to find, there were a few thnat i had a hard time with though

my favorite rss feed is this day in history because its cool to know what has happened on today in the past.

rss can be used to have a lot of information at your finger tips. it can also help you to be able to stay up on some of your favorite topics or interests.

NSA said...

-Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?
I selected the sites because some of them I visit a lot, and they all relate to my hobbies, institutions which are a part of my identity and news sources I visit.
-Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?
Yes it was very easy, in fact for most I could simply use the url of the website and the software would organize it into a blog format.
-Which sites were your favorites?
I did not really have a favorite website but I visit technology review and cnn a lot more often than the others
-What else can you use RSS for?
You can use it for a class where the teacher can post assignments or for a petition

RuPacheco said...

-Why did you select the sites you subscribed to? I chose Fifa.com because i like sports and fifa informs me about new things. Sony because i like electronics.

-Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them? Yes I just needed to look the rss links of my favorite pages.

-Which sites were your favorites?Cia, Fifa and Sony.

-What else can you use RSS for? You can use is to subscribe at new pages or to have all the information you need in one folder.

Mallory Nolting said...

1. Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?
I selected the sites I subscribed to because I found them to be very interesting.
2. Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?
It wasn't to hard to find sites with rss feeds because you can search for the feed in the website search box.
3.Which sites were your favorites?
My favorite sites were my personal ones, for example the dance and broadway ones.
4.What else can you use RSS for?
I can use rss for subscribing to blogs.

Kaitlyn Pirrello said...

1)Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?
I subscribed to these sites because I felt that they would give my good and correct information on the news, government issues, and hobbies I was looking for.
2)Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?
Once I got started I found it easier than the first couple I did. I felt that the government sites were the hardest to subscribe to because I didn't know of many sites.

3)Which sites were your favorites?
The sites I found about my hobbies we my favorites. Especially the sites on basketball, and interior design.
4)What else can you use RSS for?
You can use rss feeds for fast and quick information. You can also use them to get information from different blogs. Lastly you can use them to share information with friends.

Cody said...

1.I selected these sites because I found them interesting.
2.Its easy because there normally at the bottom of a website and by subscribing I can easily find them.
3.My favorite sites is the sports sites. EX:ESPN.com
4. For subscribing to blog

Anthony Gareffa said...

Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?
i slected those sites because i am intrested in those websights


-Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?
yes it was easy to find them because righht wen i went on the websight i saw thr rss feed symbol

-Which sites were your favorites?
i like nba and the jets feeds cuase the jets are my favroite football team and i like basketball

-What else can you use RSS for?
you can use them for school to get new information instead of doing alot of reesearch

Elizabeth Van Der Hoof said...

-Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?
I selected the sites I subscribed to because they all caught my eye. There was something I saw on each website that interested me and I found to be a good place to subscribe too.

-Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?
At first, I found finding the feeds was difficult because all of the websites I desparately wanted to subscribe to didn't have RSS feeds. After a little time it was very easy to find the websites RSS feeds. All I had to do was find the orange button.

-Which sites were your favorites?
The sites I subscribed to that are my favorite are people.com, pop and hiss, mlbtraderumors.com, and New York Yankees News. These are the websites I found most interesting.

-What else can you use RSS for?
One thing you can use RSS for is school projects. In school, sometimes you have to do research papers and subscribing to RSS feeds is an easy way to orgazine the information you need. With all of the information you need in your project in one place, it will be quicker and easier to write your paper.

Ashley B said...

Why did you select the sites you subscribed to? I selected all the sites i subscribed to because they were the most interesting. I subscribed to things i liked or what want to be ubdated with. Each i subscribed to caught my eye, and i thought they were perfect things to keep me updated.

Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe them? They were pretty easy to find. My personal sites were a lot easier then news and government because i just had to go on sites i like and have used. News was easy though because we use news in class and i use news to find out the weather and much more. Government i found the hardest because i dont really look up things that involve the government, but i subscribed to all 5 for each and it wasnt as bad as i thought it would be.

Which sites were your favorite? The sites that were my favorite are all the ones in my personal folder, because i can relate to them the most and there things i like in that folder that i want to keep me updated with.

What else can you use RSS for? You can use RSS for our schools powerschool. That would help keep you updated on your grades and schedule. It would be a good thing to subscribe to to stay ontop of your school grades and work.

Demitri Tubito said...

-Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?

I selected these Because i was mostly interested in all of them and I gavent been so up to date with any of the news, hobbys or government sites lately. I thought it would be good to keep updated.



-Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?

Some were easy and some werent. Some sites i really wanted to subscribe to i had trouble finding the RSS feed so i had to think about what else there was that i was interested in and sometimes it took a while.



Which sites were your favorites?

I would have to go with Itunes because i have always loved music pretty much more then anything.


What else can you use RSS for?

You can use RSS feed to keep up with something you enjoy, something important, work, and school. Its all the news that is personaly important to you.

Vinnie Romano said...

-Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?
1. I selected the sites i follow because they are interesting to me. I want to be more up to date with them websites/blogs and can learn more from them.

-Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?
2. it was very easy to find and subscribe to the feeds. All I had to do was find the rss feed emblem and click on the category i wanted to follow.

-Which sites were your favorites?
3. my favorite sites that i subscribed to were probably Think Geek.com and Gamestop.com. They are my favorite because of all the sites I visit them the most.

-What else can you use RSS for?
4. rss feeds can be used to find fast information. You can use them for school to find information to do projects with.

AleksD said...

-Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?

I subscribed to these sites because they fit the criteria for this project and because I was at least generally interested in them.

-Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?

Yes it was easy because nearly every site has an RSS feed you can subscribe to these days.

-Which sites were your favorites?

My favorite web sites were ESPN because it has info on every sport and Huffington Post because it has good news articles

-What else can you use RSS for?

I can use RSS to get articles from all my favorite web sites into one place. It's easier and quicker so it's especially useful if you're short on time.

Joey Barbiera said...

-I subscribed to these sites because they were the most interesting to me out of many to choose from.
-Yes, it was easy to find all the feeds
-My favorite site is the ESPN site
-I can use RSS feeds to get all my news web sites and filter them into one place which makes it much more easier for me to find them

Craig Jasionek said...

-i selected all sites that i visit often and i also selected sites that i buy thing from. I no longer have g4tv so i am now connected too their news feed. i also buy from gamestop often. I chose the nj boystate site because i was just accepted as an alternate for boys state.
-For some sites such as arenafootball it was very easy to find a feed but some sites it was nearly impossible. i actually could not fin an rss feed to one of my favorite websites animeratio.com.
-my favorite sites include g4tv.com and arenafootball.com. i go to these sites that most out of all the sites i picked for this project.
-the main purpose for an rss feed is following a topic that you like or enjoy. lets say that you can no longer watch football games on tv. you might start following an rss feed about the team that you like so you know what is going on in the season even though you can not watch the games.

Whritenour23 said...

-I selected sites that I use a lot and visit a lot, I can keep up to date with what ever I follow.
-Yes it was easy because most of the sites have an RSS feed you can subscribe to these days.
-My favorite site would probably be NBA.com.
-I can use RSS feeds to get all my news web sites and filter them into one place. So I can now find my favorite websites easier.

Anonymous said...

-Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?
i subscribed to them because im very interested in them

-Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?
yes it was, i subscribed to gossip sites and things that interested me

-Which sites were your favorites?
the gossip and tv sites
-What else can you use RSS for?
to easily gather information

kyle burns said...

-Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?
I selected these sits because i like what they had.


-Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?
Some of them were easy but others were hard or some didn't even have rss feed


-Which sites were your favorites?
The bikes and cars were me favorites


-What else can you use RSS for?
to easily gather info