The Hemi Cuda RSS

So, I've been aware but unimpressed with RSS for a while. I have used an RSS aggregator before, but wasn't that keen on it, since the view of the posts that I got would be sans the site-specific look and feel (not to mention tools and pics). I checked out Google Reader, loading it up with several of the packages that you can choose when you get started. I suddenly had way, way too much, but I liked it. I'll probably use Google Reader from time to time, but as it stands, I have whole groups of websites bookmarked in my Firefox, and I just open them all in tabs when I start the workday. Plus, I use IGoogle, which works in a somewhat similar way, with headlines and so forth coming up whenever I launch it. The problem, as I see it, is that you develop a proven workflow method, and though other, newer technologies arise, it sometimes takes a while to figure out how best to integrate them into your ongoing strategy.

I came to the conclusion that, for RSS to be a viable and important part of our SLCPL website, we'll have to get to the point when we actually post updates frequently. As of now, most of our pages are pretty static. Web .07, I suppose. Until we're seeing active content, the ability for staff to quickly update the public website, and so on, having RSS will be like having a camera constantly monitoring a statue.