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What is Bloglines?
– Bloglines is a FREE online service that helps you subscribe to and manage lots of web information, such as news feeds, weblogs and audio.
– Bloglines tracks the information you're interested in, retrieves new stuff as it happens, and organizes everything for you on your own personal web news page.
– From: Bloglines FAQ http://www.bloglines.com/help/faq
About Bloglines
Bloglines is free Bloglines is Web-based
– Nothing to download– Access from any computer with an Internet
connection
Can subscribe to RSS feeds and have email listservs/subscriptions delivered to Bloglines
Feeds are displayed in the left-frame in a directory-like listing.
Folders containing unread news are bolded.
Click on the + next to the folder to view feeds within it
RSS Feeds
Blog Headlines
Click on a feed in the directory to open a list of headlines OR
Click on a folder name to view new entries from all feeds in that folder
Click on + next to headline to view contents of post
Subscribing to Bloglines
Go to http://www.bloglines.com/ Only requires an email address & password
Adding Feeds to Bloglines
Several Ways to Subscribe to Feeds– Known Feed – You already have the URL– Browse Recommended Feeds – Let Bloglines
suggest feeds based on your existing subscriptions
Adding a Known Feed
Click “Add”
Click “Add” at top of right frame
Enter URL and click “Subscribe”
Choose Folder
Select folder in which to add feed
Use “Top Level” until you have created folders
Click “Subscribe” button
New feed subscription will appear in directory at left
Click
“Subscribe”
Browse Recommended Feeds
After you have added a few subscriptions, Bloglines scans for other similar feeds
Click “Recommendations” in “Extras” section at the bottom of the directory on the left
Subscribe: Click to subscribe with one click
Subscribers: See how many other Bloglines users subscribe to this feed
Preview: Preview what feed will look link in Bloglines
Subscribe To This Feed: Check box to subscribe to multiple recommended feeds; then click “Subscribe” button at the bottom
Finding Feeds
Look for button to get URL for the blog’s feed
Copy URL, click “Add” in Bloglines and paste URL
Finding Feeds
Keyword Search a search engine or use the search box in Bloglines at top left
Adding Email Subscriptions
Why?– Stop the clutter - Gets high traffic listservs out of
your email– One stop shopping – Read all of your current
awareness / professional development news in one place --- Bloglines!
Adding Email Subscriptions
Create an unlimited number of special Bloglines email addresses that are tied to your Bloglines account
The email addresses show up as subscriptions in your directory, and email sent to those email addresses appears as new items
Adding Email Subscriptions
Click “Add” in directory Click “Create an Email Subscription” link
Your existing email subscriptions are displayed at the top of the page.
To create a new one, complete this form at the bottom of the page.
Adding Email Subscriptions
Listservs– Subscribe using your new unique email address– Click on the “send email” link to send a message from this
address– Subscribe following listserv directions
Send Email
Adding Email Subscriptions
Alert Services – Google News Alerts
http://www.google.com/newsalerts
– Feedster News Alerts http://feedster.com/alerts.php Feedster also has option for delivering results via RSS
Subscribing to Alert Services
Use unique Bloglines email address as your subscription email address
– To see unique email address, open the new subscription in your directory on the left
Clipping & Emailing Posts
One advantage of news readers is that once posts are viewed, they won’t be displayed the next time you open the feed
However, you can “clip” or email posts that you wish to save
Clip
Open pull down to chose folder or create new one
Click “Save to”
Viewing Clippings
Click “Clippings” tab in directory on left
Enter email address
Type message if desired
Click “Send Email”
Organizing Feeds in Bloglines
To create new folders or move feeds to existing folders:
– Click “Edit” in directory– Then choose folder from
pull down menu– Click “Submit”
Organizing Feeds in Bloglines
To sort feeds within folders
– Click “Reorder/Sort” in directory
– Then choose sort order from pull down menu
– Click “Submit”
Questions?
Contact – Bonnie ShuchaReference & Electronic Services LibraryUniversity of Wisconsin Law [email protected]
PowerPoint presentation available athttp://library.law.wisc.edu/wisblawg/fvlcbloglines.ppt
