I have no idea if this is old or new news. But I was really impressed to find an embedded audio player inserted by Google into a post by Tomorrow Today.

Just so convenient i tell you.

I’ve actually been using Google Reader as my RSS reader after my demo to FeedDemon expired. I was going to make a quick pitstop into Google Reader while I got around to paying for a copy. For some reason, I’m not rushing. The system works really well.

I’m constantly surprised at how many people don’t see the value of a reader. I’ll go so far as to say that I rarely ever revisit any blog once i’ve subscribed to the feed.

When trying to explain the benefits of using a reader, I usually ask one question:

Wouldn’t you prefer it if content came to you? (In the same way you wish your pooch brought you your newspaper.)

The subscription process has become really smooth on most sites with rss outputs. Usually with one click on the feed, but nothing more complicated than copying and pasting the feed url into the reader.

Some everyday sites you may not know had RSS:

but i digress…

For the already converted, we need more RSS evangelists! So if you’re out of ideas for festive season gifts, how about the gift of a feed reader lesson, and some feeds to get the reader going?

also check:
- nice feed directory - share.opml.org.
- a growing list of SA blogs.