RSS Feeds
There are a lot of people out there who might read or hear those three little letters (RSS) and think, "What?" or perhaps, "Oh, computer talk. Zzzzzzzzzzz", but those of you who are 'digital natives' are probably yawning and may as well jump to the next stage of Getting Connected. In fact, if you're too digitally native, maybe you should check out the section on Melbourne University Sport. RSS feeds are "Really Simple Syndication", and the "really simple" bit is accurate. They allow you to subscribe to your favourite websites (blogs, journals, newspapers, etc.) so that you see the most recent content when you click on the bookmark or open up your RSS feed reader. One great thing about RSS feeds is that you can cut down on email notifications - RSS feeds are either a bookmark or a little window in a reader that shows you the latest headlines or articles from the site.
To subscribe to a site with an RSS feed, some browsers (such as Firefox) allow you to simply click on the little orange box in the URL window 
and save it to your bookmarks. In other browsers you may need to find the little orange box somewhere on the page and do the same. Alternatively, you can get your own RSS feed reader and see the latest updates whenever you open it.
RSS Feed Readers
RSS feed readers come in many forms - you can even pay for some of them, but there are many free sites available on the web. A feed reader enables you to put all your RSS feeds onto one customisable page so that you can see all the latest updates at a glance. Some popular examples are:
