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A report released this week said that 70% of technology sector companies are not using RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, to communicate with website visitors. But if you, like said tech companies, are not using RSS, it's likely you a) don't really understand RSS or b) haven't taken a leap of faith into the wonderful world of RSS.
RSS is a pretty sweet tool to use on a daily basis. Basically, instead of visiting a handful of your favorites sites everyday to see what's new and updated, you visit one site, your RSS Reader, and all your favorite sites are loaded into one clean space (personally, we're fans of Google Reader).
For example, if you like to read the LA Times Food section and that section only, they have a feed just for that. You can also keep up to date with the state's ongoing business via their relatively new topic specific RSS subscriptions (air quality, education, DMV). Most news and information sites, if they're smart, have RSS and marked by a symbol like this: 
You can subscribe to LAist's RSS Feed by going to http://laist.com/index.rdf
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google reader is my god. Switched over earlier this year and I have no idea how I managed without it.
google reader is the way to go! love it.
Google Reader changed my life too, thanks to my buddy Zach!
i love this blog entry and now i am a lover of google reader. thank you! :)
Firefox + RSS + link buttons = goodness. Much faster than google reader.
newsgator syncs with iphone too..
Haha, this post and the comments read like an infomercial.
Google Reader changed my life, and it could change yours too! Try RSS today!! (Free for a limited time.)
Personally, I like visiting a handful of my favorites sites everyday to see what's new and updated, only because I am now officially unemployed, so it kills more of my wasted time.