RSS stands for a lot of things actually and as far as I am aware, stands for four separate things ranging from Really Simple Syndication to RDF Site Summary. At the moment there are four different versions available at the moment running on Atom and XML (eXtensible Markup Language). It is a Web 2.0 technology which allows for the self publication of content (it is embedded within the HTML and is usually displayed with an orange "RSS" icon.)
An RSS aggregator is basically a program (open source hopefully) that can display RSS feeds. So instead of having to look at multiple websites for their content, you can easily look up the actual feeds, and content from your aggregator w/o ever having to leave the aggregator.
I actually wrote a 20 page research paper on the application of RSS in libraries in graduate school and will happily offer a link to it as soon as I am able to have it hosted by a server.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Blog Topic #2: Can I get a resource?
For this assignment we were required to include a webpage that is a good source of information for web designers overall. To these ends, I really like:
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/
Although not as technical as some other websites can be (like offering advice and solutions to tricky code), the site does offer articles from practicing web designer/information architecture professionals. Furthermore, it features blogs for designers, an event calendar, and just an ara to throw around ideas!
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/
Although not as technical as some other websites can be (like offering advice and solutions to tricky code), the site does offer articles from practicing web designer/information architecture professionals. Furthermore, it features blogs for designers, an event calendar, and just an ara to throw around ideas!
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Blog Topic #1: Dude, this site is the coolest!
Being that I am trying to develop an information literacy tutorial site for my final project (and ultimately as a career goal) I choose UC Santa Cruz's own information literacy website.
http://nettrail.ucsc.edu/
What makes this website particularly interesting and innovative in my opinion was the ability to adequately streamline the tutorial process and integrate pictures, javascript, and flash animation into the learning process. This site is not as flashy as some other tutorials are (such as big flash rendered videos for introductions) but its information architecture is precise and to the point and has no trouble conveying the content/intent of the webpage itself.
http://nettrail.ucsc.edu/
What makes this website particularly interesting and innovative in my opinion was the ability to adequately streamline the tutorial process and integrate pictures, javascript, and flash animation into the learning process. This site is not as flashy as some other tutorials are (such as big flash rendered videos for introductions) but its information architecture is precise and to the point and has no trouble conveying the content/intent of the webpage itself.
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