I like the idea of newsfeeds, as newspapers (especially Saturday's Age) are full of information the reader doesn't want. This way information on topics is collected & easily accessible....the way of the future, I think. I'm sure newsfeeds will also be useful for school applications - such as when a teacher is following a current topic with students.
I liked 'Topix' best, and found some great information on the Wonthaggi desalination issue. Searching for some other topics brought up heaps of irrelevant and overseas stuff - but the Wonthaggi search worked well.. now I can watch the feeds as they come in.
'Feedster' was out of action/under reconstruction.
'Technorati' didn't appeal to me - not so keen on only blogs.
'Google' searches didn't go so well.
The best bit was successfully adding a feed to Australian Library Journal, via Ebsco ANZ Reference Centre. Now full text articles are just a click away - though I think they disappear after a week. This is great!
(PS - I think I should have put in my public URL for Bloglines as part of Thing #8
It is http://www.bloglines.com/public/kayestammers@yahoo.com.au
(hopefully).....
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