Week+Three+RSS

Now that you have created your blogs, it's time to develop a blogging ecosystem using the RSS feature. First it would be nice to know what RSS is. One of the best ways to subscribe to blog feeds is to use Google Reader. Check out this information on getting started with Google Reader. Of course the edublogger has some [|great notes on Google Reader] too.  You could also highlight your blogging connections, advertise your posts and the most recent comments as well as where your readers are coming from [|using a range of widgets].  The focus for this week is on comments, what makes others comment on your posts and what good comments look like.  As noted in the intro movie for this week blog posts don't have to be wordy. Check out the work of [|Stephen Downes] and [|Steve Wheeler], two preeminent members of the blogosphere.