Already a Google Reader user before starting my ICM 501 class, I had amassed a fairly sizable list of RSS feeds. Before adding Boing Boing, Mashable, Read/Write Web, Smart Mobs, and Smashing Magazine, I took a look at my websites. Following a period of zealously adding news feeds, I had trimmed the list down to only the essentials (ESPN, essential? Yes). The three feeds I would recommend adding most:
- The New York Times - In my opinion, the news source of record. The New York Times should be a part of everyone’s day.
- National Public Radio (NPR) – A different perspective on the same story often makes it that much more compelling. Besides, you can’t go wrong supporting NPR.
- Engadget - A technology and consumer electronics blog. Excellent for keeping up with the new toys coming out, 95% of which you probably shouldn’t buy (we’re still in a recession. Ask The Times).
Engadget. German? No Problem.
It helps to assess your RSS feed list once in a while to make sure that all the sites are keeping your interest. A feed aggregator can be quite useful, but there is no quicker for it to fall out of use than to have bunch of news you don’t care about. Check the site you’re looking to follow. Sites often have subcategorized or niche feeds (NPR, for example) that could be more to your liking. That Bacon of the Month news feed is only a couple of clicks away.
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