USA.gov Embraces Web 2.0

Via ORB – Oregonian Research Blog:

USA.gov has a page dedicated to Government 2.0 resources, including:

• U.S. government blogs
• Library of RSS feeds from government offices and agencies
• USAgov on Twitter
• Wordle Word Cloud of the 75 most popular search terms on USA.gov
• Videos from USA.gov
• Gadget and widgets
• Podcasts and videos

Ten things every journalist should know in 2009

10 things, with links to more information about those things. Examples:

2. How to use RSS feeds to gather news and manage them using filtering techniques (basic or advanced).

7. You do not have to own, or even host, the technology to innovate in journalism and engage your readers. There is a plethora of free or cheap tools available online, so there is no excuse for not experimenting with them.

10. Learn more about privacy. You can find a lot of information about people online, especially via social networking sites, but think carefully about the consequences. And bear in mind that it cuts both ways, if you do not do it carefully, your online research could compromise your sources.

And 7 more really useful things.

RSS Feeds

Did you ever click on one of these?

They’re on all your favorite web sites and blogs.

Try it. It’s easy.

Read this Poynteronline article to find out what RSS feeds can do for you.