Going through this week's tasks, I became intrigued by the idea of using RSS feed. I have been wanting something to consolidate my go-to social media pages. I'm often overwhelmed with the everchanging stream of social media. I try my best to control what is displayed, but quite often irrelevant posts and pages slip into my feed, overtaking the content I actually want to see.
As I mentioned in previous posts, I use social media as a portfolio and news board for casting calls and dance-related events. Many of my alerts come from Facebook. Though I have my account set to notify me of updates, I don't always receive notifications or they get lost in the sea of ads and suggested posts and pages. An RSS feed would be extremely helpful to filter out the noise of social media sites, so I can work more efficiently and focus on my plans.
I'm going to give Inoreader a try for this class, but I'll likely give one or two others a shot as well. I want to find one that will import Facebook pages. It appears Inoreader will do it if you upgrade. Another requires you to use a tool like RSSHub to create a file to import. I will continue researching and consider my options. I really like this idea!
I experienced the same thing! Before this week, I had no idea what an RSS feed was, but now I can see how helpful it can be—especially with how messy and overwhelming social media can get. I also use platforms like Facebook to stay updated, and just like you, I often miss important posts because they get lost between ads and random content. I’m also looking into other tools that might work better with Facebook pages. It feels great to finally have a way to filter through the noise!
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