Good Reads & RSS Tips

Today a little slow, so I thought I’d start something new on my blog. I am a big RSS fan (subscribing to people’s blogs) and wanted to share some of my recent “good reads”.

Want to know more about RSS? Here’s some basic info:

To subscribe to someone’s blog (or a website that has a blog) you can easily use Google Reader. Sign in or create a google account. Then you just hit “Add a Subscription” and enter the website url. No need to find the feed url or anything. Often times, blogs will have a RSS icon, like this:  , that you can click on and will allow you to subscribe via google or other readers.

A reader such as Google Reader, takes all the websites and blogs you subscribe to and puts it into one place for you to read. Some, such as Google, even allows you to categorize them.

Some of my favorite apps and stuff…

If you use iGoogle, you can have your reader right there in a widget. It is convenient to make your iGoogle your homepage so you can have all your favorite things right there (facebook, twitter, RSS Feeds, etc.)  

My favorite reader app for iDevices is Pulse . You can enter your favorite blogs, or even search to find some new ones. And the app has a clean and modern look, with smooth functionality.

For Chrome users, you might want to check out NewsSquares, it’s a web app and chrome extension that makes reading your RSS feeds fun and pretty. I love that you can use your Google Reader account with it.

What are your favorite ways to subscribe and read your RSS feeds?

Now, here’s my good reads this week.

Good Reads – Aug 26th

Why Have A Mission Statement?, via Collide Magazine

Do You Like Where you Work?, via Phil Cooke

“Tweet” & “Social Media” Added to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, via Mashable

Google +1 Button Now Shares Directly to Google+ <– good news! This was one of my feedback suggestions , via Mashable

The perfect formula for God., via Jon Acuff – Stuff Christian Like

Share your Good Reads!