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Saved by Syndication
I have a list of essential websites that I check on a daily basis. With the advent of RSS syndication, this has gotten much less time-consuming now that I get a little popup telling me when one or more of them have been updated. No more do I have to spend precious minutes clicking a multitude of links in my rather long bookmark list.
It's heavenly. *Hugs RSS*
So here's my list of must-see website reads - some of the sites of course belong to friends and family, but there might be one or two you'd find useful or amusing.
(Links go to the site's RSS feed, so don't click them unless you want to add them to your aggregator)
1. Ain't it Cool News - Harry Knowles irreverent movie/tv/comics news site. I could do without the HUGE FONTS and plethora of exclamation points, but I gotta give them points for enthusiasm :)
2. Blogger Buzz - I kind of like to know what the gurus and honchos at Blogger.com are up to.
3. Boing Boing - A directory of wonderful things according to their title. I love this site and it's a new discovery for me so I get a little excited when they update. They showcase everything from someone's Flying Spaghetti Monster costume, to links to the coolest 'Hand Sports' videos (including pen twirling and cup stacking!)
4. Captain Wow and the Movie Blog of Doom - What kind of IndyKnow whore would I be if I didn't plug my fellow blogger's umm, blogs. :D The Captain is probably the biggest fan of the cinema that I've ever met (I thought I was a movie buff - he puts me to shame.) His blog's definitely worth the read.
5. CNN - I almost feel like I have to have something about national/world news in my aggregator otherwise I feel out of touch. Not good when you work for a newspaper eh? CNN actually has tons of RSS links and you can pick and choose. I went for the breaking news feed.
6. Defamer - Yeah ok I admit I like celebrity gossip. But this site does it with such a mocking, snarky attitude. It's good stuff.
7. Fark - The best part of Fark is the headlines. Members of Fark can submit any news story (but the weirder the better) and they can write their own headline for it. It seems to be a status thing to write the funniest headline which makes for daily entertainment when checking for updates. It might also be best to read Fark via an aggregator at work because there are a lot of boobies on the main page. Save that for later ;)
8. The GetIndyKnow Forums - The forums on GetIndyKnow are syndicated. This is so handy when forums have this option. I'm a forum geek and visit a lot of them so having this option rocks.
9. IMDb News - Movie news from the Internet Movie Database. This one is irksome because they don't even provide a short summary of the links - they make you click on them to get the story, so I'm just debating whether I should take this off my list.
10. MAKE - "MAKE is a quarterly publication from O'Reilly for those who just can't stop tinkering, disassembling, re-creating, and inventing cool new uses for the technology in our lives. It's the first do-it-yourself magazine dedicated to the incorrigible and chronically incurable technology enthusiast in all of us. MAKE celebrates your right to tweak, hack, and bend technology any way you want." - I couldn't describe MAKE so I borrowed their description. It's an awesome site.
11. PostSecret - I've mentioned them before but it's worth mentioning again. I wish they updated every day though instead of weekly.
12. Running On - My father's a runner. I got him started with Blogger as a Christmas present last year and as far as I can tell, enjoys posting about his daily runs. It's a nice, gentle blog :)
13. Slashdot - All the news nerds love. It's definitely geek central at Slashdot but if you want to keep up with the fast-moving technology world, Slashdot is essential reading.
14. The Cynic - Corey's the most cynical guy I know. A jaded journalist (ok maybe not jaded but he's been in the biz long enough to earn the nickname) from Florida, Corey takes the news and gives it his special cynical spin.
15. The Sneeze - Half 'zine, half blog, half not good with fractions. I don't know what to make of this weird little blog other than it's an absolute hoot to read and I'm very interested-at-the-same-time-grossed-out by this guy's Tree Brain.
15. The Unbearable Peanut - I just love the name of this little blog :) My cousin began blogging not so long ago. He's a very cool writer and his posts have been among the oddest/most interesting I've ever read online.
16. Touring with Tonya - I'm whoring one more time for IndyKnow :) Tonya's got the backstage passes to some of the rockingest gigs in the tri-state area. Her knowledge of rock music is extensive and diverse. Check out her blog and you'll get to read her concert reviews, CD reviews, see shots of the gigs from backstage, and just have a lot of fun.
17. Wil Wheaton - Yes I've mentioned my favourite geek before as well, but this is his RSS feed. Read up a little bit on this former child actor (of "Stand By Me" and STNG fame) and what he's up to these days (mostly lots of poker playing.) He's a wonderful writer so his blog is a really good read.
So there you have some of the things on my Feed list. Wasn't that fun? :)
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