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Monday, December 19, 2011

Web 2.0: RSS Feed Assignment

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Post discussion questions below.

Due Wednesday for Period 2 and 5.

45 comments:

Ethan Wilde said...

1. I selected the interest one because I simply like the feeds I chose. I chose the government ones based on the are I live in. Lastly I chose the news one based on what I want to be updated on.

2. The strategy to finding them was simple. I typed in a keyword and subscribed after that. I chose the sites that were the most popular.

3. My favorite sites were obviously in my interest section. I really like the fishing and the nba feeds.

4. You can use RSS for many other things. You can use it for videocasts and powerpoints.

Matt Veltri said...

1. I chose the sites I was interested in because I wanted to know more about what is going on. I chose the sites dealing with the government because I wanted to see more about politics and the federal agencies. Finally, I chose the news sites because I wanted to be updated on whats going on around the world.

2. Yes, it was easy to find feeds and subscribe. I used Google Blog Search and typed in websites relating to the assignment. When I got to a website, the feeds were either at the top or the bottom of the page. It was very simple.

3. My favorite sites were located in my interests section. Some of them were about the Yankees and ESPN.

4. You can use RSS feeds when you are trying to get many subscribers or to keep people informed. You can also use it for presentations or to try to promote something.

Binal Patel said...

1.) The sites that I chose were based on what type of news I wanted to be updated on, as well what type of political or government based news I am interested in. The other websites were simply based on my personal interests.

2.) Some websites that I wanted to subscribe to did not have an RSS feed option available, but for the most part it was pretty simple.

3.) News and discovery sites were my favorite because they will help me with a science project. Other than that, websites that will keep me updated on new eposes for my favorite shows were my favorite.

4.) You can use RSS feeds when you need information for different assignments such as projects and presentations.

Daniel Pizzuto said...

1)I picked these sites because they seemed the best for me to choose. I also liked these types these things.
2)It was easy to find the data base, but not easy to find the right one from that.
3)The ones that talk about music and videos games
4)To get easy access to articles.

Justin Gonzalez said...

1. I picked these sites because they were interesting to me
2. they were easy to find because of how google can find things
3. My favorite sites were the ones i picked because they are my hobbies, and i like to pick up on news in it.
4. You can use RSS to keep up to date on articles and news.

Z. Barton said...

1. I chose all of the sites that I subscribed to because they either sounded very interesting and resourceful or I liked the topic that they were about.

2.It was relatively easy to find sites to subscribe to because all I did was click subscribe and search something that I am interested in.

3. My favorite sites that I subscribed to are about surfing and Wildwood, NJ. Surfing is my favorite thing to do, so I followed a surfing RSS. And I surf in Wildwood, so I followed an RSS that feeds the weather in Wildwood.

4. I can use RSS for anything, really. From getting news to weather updates, RSS is the perfect thing to keep you updated on your news.

ehysa said...

1. I selected the sites that i subscribed to because the interested me.
2. Yes because on google reader there is a subscribe button and you could search a word like "photography" and sites about photography show up, so it is very easy.
3.Barnes and Noble, and Maday Parade.
4.To keep track of blogs and sites that your interested in.

Elim97 said...

1. i like to know about what happens daily.
2. No they were many sites i went to that didnt have the RSS icon.
3. Nfl.com, Cnet.com
4.To find information quickly and you dont have to go back to the website you can just click on the feed and it will send you to the site and its easy to use.

Samantha Tomat said...

1. I have selected these feeds because I have interest in them.
2. Yes, it was easy to subscribe o the RSS feeds because you would just go to the desired websites, click RSS, and then use the url to suscribe to the website's feed.
3. My favorite websites were cnn.com and spongebob.wiki.com.
4. You could use RSS feeds for easy access of articles, and to keep up with your favorite websites!

Sierra Battaglia said...

I subscribed to some of these websites because they are interesting and give a lot of information.
2.Yes it was easy to find feeds and subscribe to them
3.I llike the news sites because i can see what is going on
4.You can sue them for video presentations.

Anonymous said...

-Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?
I selected those sites because they were the ones that are the most interesting.
-Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them?
I personally thought it was easy cause it isn’t hard to miss a link that says RSS or Subscribe.
-Which sites were your favorites?
My favorite sites are TMZ.com and People.com
-What else can you use RSS for?
You can use RSS feeds for presentations or projects or needed information.

Mike Donato said...

1.I selected this sites because I am interesting in them,and also there is a lot of information on this sites.

2.Yes, it was very easy to find these feeds and also subscribe to them.

3.My favorite sites were under hobbies,which I used professional sports teams.

4. You can use RSS feed to find a article on a pacific topic your looking for or researching.

Sebastian Baj said...

1. I chose to subscribe to feeds that I am interested in. For the government i chose a feed that I am interested in. I chose a topic i wanted to be updated on for the news.
2. Yes, I typed in a topic that i was interested in.
3. My favorite site that i subscribed to was the News from FC Barcelona, and the motoGP.
4. RSS feeds can be used for many different things. You can use it for finding information from a topic for an assignment.

Nick Donato said...

-These are blogs of shows and websites i like to see and visit
-No, alot of blogs don't have RSS Feeds
-Probably ESPN because I always watch their show
-To get to sites quicker and to communicate

Chris Musante said...

1. I selected these because three are on news feeds three are for government, and three are for hobbies.
2. Yes it was very easy to find the feeds and subscribe to them.
3. My favorite two feeds are the MLB News and the FBI Stories.
4. You use RSS feeds to keep all of your important information quickly and conveniently in one place.

cheyenne carfagna said...

1. i choose these websites because they were interesting and they went with the topics that we had to search up.
2. It was very easy to subscribe to the rss feeds.
3. My favorite was the hobbies section because i enjoyed looking up the things that i was interested in.
4. You can find topics you are interested in more quickly and easily.

Kiera Trivigno said...

1. I choose to subscribe to these feeds because they seem interesting to me.

2. Yes, it was easy to find topics

3.My favorite site that im subscribed to is camp woodward and cnn.

4. RSS feeds can be used for finding information on a topic.

Jessica Reilly said...

1. I chose these RSS feeds because they seemed interesting.
2. Yes, I think it was easy to find the RSS feeds. Some sites didn't have them, though.
3. My favorite site was the iTunes one. I am able to see new song releases.
4. You can also use RSS feeds to look up information easily.

Brianna Mckhann said...

1) I chose to subscribe to these feeds because they seemed interesting to get updated about.

2)Yes, it was easy to find and subscribe to the feeds.

3)My favorite site that i subscribed to was Cheer RSS Feed and Casdra Blog.

4)RSS feeds can be used for many different things such as trying to find different things your interested in and important information.

Dominick GaDaLeTa said...

1.I selected the sites because they answer the question and they have good information.

2.Some of the were easy but one or two of them were somewhat difficult.

3.My favorite sites were the three personal interest sites. They were ESPN College Football, New York Yankees, and San Franciso 49ers.

4.You can use it to get information on a certain topic and to keep up with your favorite topics.

Gabriel Suarez said...

1. I used
Chargers.com
fbi.gov
newyorktimes.com
2. Yes because I knew what I was doing before I searched it
3. My favorite site that I used is Chargers.com.
4. You can use RSS to find more information

Catherine Huang said...

1)I subscribed to these websites because I was interested in what they wrote.
2) No it is not easy finding feeds but it is easy subscribing to them
3)My favorite site is the one on Olympus website.
4) You can use Rss feeds to find tech articles

Unknown said...

Why did you select the sites you subscribed to?
I found them to be really interesting and its helpful for the class in general.

-Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them? Yeah it was pretty easy. All you have to do is search for the RSS feed button.

-Which sites were your favorites?
The hobby sites were my favorite because its what I'm most interested in.

-What else can you use RSS for?
You can also use RSS to follow stories without searching the entire website. Its just an easier way to get top stories.

eacosta1997 said...

1. I selected the sites that i have subscribed them because I like sports and would like to learn more about the world and technology.
2. Yes there was links at the bottom of the sites for RSS feeds.
3. My favorite sites were the sport sites.
4. RSS can be used for easy access to your favorite articles or websites without leaving the page.

Francis Agudelo said...

-Why did you select the sites you subscribed to? I think they are going to be the most usefull sites to me.
-Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them? No because sometimes it is not at the top or bottom of the site.
-Which sites were your favorites? Major League Gaming I like to see people play video games
-What else can you use RSS for?
Another thing rss feeds are use for is fast update so you don't get behind the updates and easy fast internt.

camilaullauri said...

1.) I selected the sites I subscribed to because I want to be informed about the topics of the sites more. I can be informed about it earlier, and I'm interested about the topics the sites are about.

2.)Some were, some were not. The most popular sites are usually the ones that have the RSS feed option. For the most part it wasn't too difficult.


3.)My favorite site was the Odd Future one. It is based on news of "Odd Future" which is a rap group, and it has their latest news, tour dates, and fan pages where there are forums where I could talk to other fans about other topics involving the group.

4.)You could use RSS for many things. You could use it for personal use for daily horoscope, to daily everyday news. It can be anything the user wants it to be.

Nick Riccio said...

Why did you select the sites you subscribed to? I selected the feeds that i choose to be informed about all the things that are going on throughout the day and week.
-Was it easy to find feeds and to subscribe to them? Yes it was easy to find feeds by look for the RSS feed logo on the websites i subscribed too
-Which sites were your favorites?
my favorite sites are gamestop, monster jam and apple.
-What else can you use RSS for?
for work or business or just for personal use that can be helpful for anybody.

jake said...

1. I use these websites every week and would like instant access to them.
2. No because not all websites have RSS feeds or it is hard to find them.
3. My favorite websites that I used were the NFL shop, and ESPN because I use these sites on a daily basis.
4. RSS can be used for instant access to the sites that you use daily.

amtorresiii said...

1) I picked these websites because they are interesting and websites I like to follow.
2)Yes, many of the websites have the rss feeds in the same place.
3)My favorite websites i subscribed to are: Espn, New York red bulls,and Nasa.
4) You can use it to check updates from your favorite blogs and websites without actually wasting time loading and checking the website.

Gabriela.M said...

1)I picked the sites I subscribed to because I like these sites.
2)It was easy you just had to look until you found one.
3)My favorite sites were hobby sites because there my interests
4)You can use RSS to check out some of your favorite sites and blogs
Period-2

darksavage said...

1.I chose the sites i subscribed because I love to interact with a community and find things out.
2.It was a bit easy to find the feeds for the sites.
3.I love one site that talks about stop motion animation by Legoes which is called " Bricks in Motion".
4 I can use it to find a site i'm looking for instantly!

Julio R. said...

1)I pick those website, because they interest me.
2)I was a little hard to find them, but subscribing them are easy.
3)My favorite website are NASA, IGN, and New York Giants.
4)RSS could be use for many things. RSS help to find new technology for my tech articles.

MelissaB. said...

Melissa Benitez1)
Period 2

1)For personal, I mostly subscribed to book reviews since I like reading. I found some really good books from blogs I followed. I also found an amazing book from looking for a book I found on a blog. I subscribed to country since I like Taylor swift. The last one I subscribed to was baking and I did that because I like the look of cupcakes in pictures, some looks nice. The news and government were mainly just that.
2)It was easy to find the baking and book reviews but many of them were blocked or didn't have RSS Feeds. It was pretty easy to find them though.
3) My favorites are the baking one and the books reviews, I don't have a specific book review. The news and government Im not interested it.
4)I can use RSS to do my tech article instead of going to so many different sites. Also it can keep me up to date on things I like and can introduce me to different books and interests.

Anonymous said...

1. I choose those specific sites because they are ones that interest me and that I want to stay updated on.

2. Yes, all I had to do was find the RSS feed on the website and get the link to put it on my reader.

3. MLB, NBA, Phillies, Notre Dame, Jordan


4. You can use RSS to put all the websites you constently go on in one place and save time. Also it is an easier way to keep updated on all things that concern or interest you.

Ryan Plosia blog said...

1. I selected the sites that I subscribed to because they seemed like the best sites.

2.Yes It was easy after you showed me.

3.The football one and the yankees one.

4.You can use it for helping you find different sites.

nico229blog said...

Nico Casella

1.I thought it would be very interesting.
2.For the most part it was a little hard to find some sites.
3.The site that is my favorite is espn.com
4.linking to other sites

Jonathan M said...

1.i subcribe website, because i enjoy reading the new news.
2.Yes, all I need to do is cppy and paste the rss feed website and hit subscribe on Google reader
3.My favorite websites are Nascar and Vikings
4.You can use it for reading the news and other things too. You can also easier to read update things on the website so it makes it easier for you if you need to know something right away

Kevin.C. said...

Kevin Castillo
Mr.Porfido
12-21-11
Per7

1)The reason I selected the sites I subscribed to is because I can get easy access to the new information about sports and the news without hunting it down.

2)It was easy because I knew the stuff I was interested in and didn't make them up.

3)My favorite site was the microsoft blog because I can get new information about technology and game updates.

4)You can use rss to show other people and spread the popularity of a certain site.

Greg's Web2.0 Blog said...

I subscribed CNN.com, New York Jets.com, and New York Times.com I used CNN.com because it is a good news site. I also used New York Times because it has good information about government. Lastly I used New York Jets.com because I love to watch jet football for a hobby. Yes it was very easy because once you typed in the web site and put rss in front of in there was a huge list you where able to pick from. To subscribe it was easy because you just needed to copy the URL and paste it on the subscribe button.My favorite site was New York Jets.com Because I love the Jets so much and it has so much information.You can also you rss for the Olympics web site.

Joey Merlino said...

1. I subscribed to all the site because i have interest in everything I chose. I picked the coast guard because I enjoy hearing about them. I chose the Broncos because I want to be updated on Tim Tebow. I chose CNN because it can help with the tech articles.
2. Yes, it was very easy to find them all I had to do was google it.
3. My favorite sites were the Broncos because I am following Tim Tebow and i enjoy watching him play.
4.You can use rss to show people about it or you can spread the word!

FrannyG said...

1. I selected these sites because they were not boring and they were interesting to read.

2. It would be really hard but since Google is amazing, it was easy to find feeds.

3. Its definitely the Hockey and the Sports sites.

4. You can use rss by keeping up with everything through one place. It saves you a lot of time. So instead of going from site to site to site, you go to a site and that's it.

Jeannette said...

1. I selected these sites because i found them interesting.
2. No it was not easy. I had to look for a long time to find websites with rss reeds.
3. Well I would say Asking Alexandria. it's one of my favorite bands. I also like some of the news websites too.
4. You can use RSS feeds to share things with friends and family. Also you can use it to be a more organize way to find out what's new instead of going from site to site. That's too time consuming so it's better just to subscribe to websites and keep check on them.

Nick Loveland said...

1. I selected these sites because I actually use a lot of them in my own free time.

2. Yes, it was very easy for me to access these websites.

3. I would have to say CNN is my favorite because I can see all of the breaking news stories.

4.You can use RSS feeds to share things with other people, and to see what's happening on numerous websites all at once.

Matthew Rojas said...

1. The reason why i selected the sites i chose is because i really enjoy reading about all of them.
2. It wasn't really easy for me because i had to keep refreshing and keep looking for the rss feed button
3. My favorite sites were the NFL teams. New York Jets and Giants.
4. Another thing that i can use my rss feed for is to add more interesting sites to see updates of news or anything.

CSchultz said...

1. I selected these to help my in the future with my tech articles and gaining information about an important news story.
2. It was not easy to find these feeds, because i had to look through many sites to find a website that had an RSS.
3. My favorite site was CNN, because i can access top stories that truly interest me faster.
4. We can use it for communicating and seeing when someone posts something.