For this weeks assignment I learned about RSS, or Feedly. I have never heard of this method to gain information through the web and was pleasantly surprised with how easy it was to explore. An RSS is essentially a hosting site for presenting favourite blogs and web sites. Its similar to facebook in the sense that you 'like pages' of interest and current articles from that page are posted into your facebook feed, along with posts from the people you personally follow. Feedly is a type of RSS and is the one I chose to work with.
In the process of creating an account on Feedly you are encouraged to explore topics of interest, so besides the pages I had to add for this weeks assignment, I followed a bunch of Philosophy and Spiritual sites. A post that spoke out to me in particular was from Spirit, Science, and Metaphysics (which is an excellent combination to come across since it incorporates my two main interests) titled, "Nigerian Man Turns A VW Beetle Into A Solar And Wind Powered Car" which can be found here. I love how I was able to find sites through Feedly not just for educational purposes but for entertainment as well. Its inspiring to see society make positive progress in regards to the environment. Im looking forward to using my account on Feedly.
I think you'll find a great deal of digital tools are useful in both your personal and professional lives! That's one of the greatest things about them, they enhance many aspects of you life and become easier to pick up as good habits. ;)
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