BWP Chapter 5

An RSS feed is something that I always saw and never really understood what it exactly was.  I knew it had something to do with reading articles since it was always around possible news feeds I'd read online.  As chapter 5 states, I was rather correct with my assumption on what a RSS feed was.  I thought it was more of a hassle to have an RSS feed because I thought it was something that needed a paid subscription or specific tool (ipod, kindle, etc.) that you needed to read it.  As the book stated now that I have a google account, I can set up my own free RSS feed to track content that interests me.  That tool can be used by students and teachers alike to track topics for homework assignments through the year.  Using an RSS feed would empty my email and mail inbox from constant incoming mail about news subscriptions cluttered with knowledge that may not be something I would want to know.