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Managing knowledge: RSS is the most powerful free tool in business today

Smart HR, Smart coffee break, Smart leadership, Smart learning, Smart productivity, Smart technologyon September 16th, 20094 Comments

I only discovered RSS about 18 months ago and I don’t think it’s too much of an exaggeration to say that it has changed my (business) life. It is an enabler… it makes you smarter… and it helps you in managing knowledge - giving you an edge over your competitors and colleagues.

I naturally spend part of my day sending people information I think might be relevant to them – to help them in their jobs. To make them look good… to even make them money because of the usefulness of that information. I suspect many of my friends and colleagues think I sit there all day researching for them. I don’t. I let the Internet do the hard work for me…. I then sit back and watch.

RSS… Google Alerts… Google Reader. Three technological terms that if you don’t understand in business today then you are most definitely at a disadvantage.

You’ve seen the RSS icon a thousand times haven’t you? A million times maybe… have you ever thought to click it? to investigate what it might do? Possibly not.

Make a resolution today to get to grips with RSS… get to grips with Google Alerts and Google Reader. Then tell us below how amazed you are.

Intrigued?

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4 Responses to “Managing knowledge: RSS is the most powerful free tool in business today”

  1. Simon Kressick says:

    to respond to your last point – I’m seriously amazed – I had never considered what RSS was really all about. the video is good…great post!

  2. SeoNext says:

    I am totally agree with this post RSS is really a great tool in todays business.thanks for sharing this video.Nice post.

  3. Allder says:

    I am totally agree with this post RSS is really a great tool in todays business.thanks for sharing this video.Nice post.;

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