RSS and Newsreaders

I don't think I have ever really used RSS feeds before this assignment, or ever even really encountered them until this past semester.  I'm really glad I discovered this tool, as I love tools that involve ways to store information for later, and allow the creation of your own personal library in a sense.  Other applications from the past that remind me of RSS are the favorites or bookmark tool, and Zotero, which I use on a regular basis to store articles and other information for research.  I particularly like that the RSS feeds keep the updated information available if you haven't had time yet to check it, but the website has already updated it's site or changed it's top story.  I like that you can often subscribe to certain sections of a particular website, and receive all of the news and updates just from that section, such as a job section, or an arts and culture subject.  I also like how through Google Reader, you're able to see which articles are still new and unread by the subscriber.  As I subscribed to feeds through Google Reader, I particularly was drawn to all that the Library of Congress and LibWorm had to offer in terms of resources and job opportunities.  I literally could spend hours if I had the time, going through all of this information, so subscribing to an array of different categories from the websites is especially helpful in supporting my professional as well as personal interests.  Some more personal areas of interest that I subscribed to was Pitchfork, one of my favorite music review websites that I visit frequently for updates.  Through the search engine, Topix.net, I stumbled upon the NPR RSS feeds, which include numerous categories, such as Arts and Culture, which I subscribed to as well.  I thought the search engines recommended to use such as Topix, were useful as I'm not always sure what websites offer RSS, so I thought this was an interesting way to discover websites for this tool.