I’ve been using Google Reader for some time now. It’s my preferred method of visting sites. In fact, if a site doesn’t have a feed for it’s content, I probably am not going there. I find it’s a lot easier to read information this way. It’s also beneficial in that you don’t have to wade through piles of garbage website design layouts. The content is shown in a standard format across (almost all) of the feeds you read.

Anyway, if you don’t know what RSS and feed readers are, you should. Check out this video entitled “RSS in Plain English“. It shows you the basics of what you need to do to get started with feed readers.

UPDATE Jan 2022: I’m surprised this video is still here,  but glad it is.  Since I posted this 15 years ago, Google Reader shut down – I moved to Feedly who I’ve been quite happy with.  But I still prefer the ol RSS reader in 2022.