Fun Websites the Easy Way
Every once in awhile people ask me how I find fun videos or pictures or already saw popular email chain jokes. It’s really quite simple. I use Google Reader and site RSS feeds to keep track of multiple sites easily and many of those sites have that “fun” kind of content.
For help using RSS and Google reader check out the following videos from Common Craft.
RSS in Plain English:
Google Reader in Plain English:
You can use other RSS readers, there are plenty around, but Google Reader is one I highly recommend.
Now that you have an idea how to use RSS, you need some of those fun RSS feeds. Well, once you have your Google Reader account setup just add these RSS feeds:
CelebLOL: http://feeds.roflrazzi.com/ROFLrazzi
DVICE: http://dvice.com/rss.xml
FAIL Blog: http://failblog.wordpress.com/feed/
Geekology: http://www.geekologie.com/index.xml
Insomnic Dreams: http://www.insomnicdreams.com/feed/ (of course)
Lamebook: http://feeds.feedburner.com/Lamebook
Not Always Right: http://notalwaysright.com/feed
Penny Arcade: http://www.penny-arcade.com/rss.xml
That Will Buff Out: http://thatwillbuffout.com/feed/
There I Fixed It: http://thereifixedit.com/feed/
XKCD: http://xkcd.com/atom.xml
That should cover you for quite some time as far as fun feeds go. There are lots more out there so just look around for that RSS icon and subscribe to a few… it’s fun.
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