Let’s learn about RSS feeds! This post is meant more for the less experienced web user, but I’ve met quite a few advanced people who needed help with this too, so I thought I’d put together a little tutorial.
The first thing you need to do is set up a Google Reader account. If you already have a Google account, all you have to do is go the Google Reader page and log in. Now you have to start importing feeds.
Now, you want to start checking your favorite blogs to see if they have an RSS feed. Most blogs do these days, so you shouldn’t have a problem. On your favorite blog, look around for an RSS feed icon or link. They look like this; 
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You can also check for this icon in the URL address bar of your browser. Now click on the button and you’ll be taken to the feed page.
There are two ways to bring this feed into Google Reader.
1. From the feed page, change the dropdown menu to display Google and click the subscribe button. This automatically imports the feed into Google Reader.
2. Copy the url from the address bar on the feed page, go back to Google Reader, click the Add Subscription link and paste the URL in the box and click Add.
Now repeat the process with all of your favorite websites and you can begin to read all of your articles from one place, instead of having to check each website out one at a time. Google Reader will remember which articles you’ve read as well and it’ll update every time one of your favorite sites posts a new article, so you’ll never miss a story.
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