The Morning Paper
Recently, for some reason unbeknown to me, I subscribed for four months of my local paper. I thought I might wake up in the morning, toast some buttered bread, brew some fresh coffee, and settle down with the paper while the sun rose and filled my kitchen. No, let’s be honest. That vision is quite idealistic. The papers pile up in my driveway. Each morning I hurriedly drive over it, and in the evening I give it a good “because I paid for it” once-over. Subscribing seemed like a good idea, really. Getting From College To Career even told me to subscribe to a newspaper. I do love the New York Times, especially the Sunday edition magazine. I’ll shell out $5 for that each week. When I am ready for news on a daily basis, however, I do not open the paper. I browse my RSS Feed.
What is RSS? Click here for a primer.
Google is Great, Google is Good
I use Google’s feed reader, a natural extension of my dependency on Gmail and Google services. Google’s Reader allows me to share interesting stories with friends, to search for my favorite subjects, and to sort my feeds with custom tags.
My Favorite Feeds
- Favorite Feeds By Category
- Typography Typography Served
- Design Inspiration FormFiftyFive
- Brand & Identity BrandNew
- Upcoming Internet News Mashable
- Extensive Resources Smashing Magazine
- Cool Dudes My Age HellYeahDude
- Inspirational Young Designer Jacob Cass
- Chattanooga News Chattarati
Really Simple Syndication, In Conclusion
I hope this serves as inspiration to those of you who are unfamiliar or unenthusiastic about feed readers. My RSS feed is something I look forward to checking each morning, afternoon, evening, and night. It is the future of news delivery. I no longer go out to visit my favorite sites, they come to me.
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