Do you RSS?

Coming into the new year of 2008, I still am amazed at the number of people who do not know about RSS or indeed know what it is, yet have failed to utilise it.

I wish my organisation was more proactive in using RSS, but it still does not seem to be on the radar screen of the IT department, despite the fact that Enterprise licenses for RSS are cheap!

Could the uptake and adoption of Web 2.0 be greater if people used RSS and were exposed to the benefits it provides? My view is a resounding YES.

Looking back to when I first took my first baby steps in using RSS, a whole new world opened up to me - the conversations I could now participate in amazed me, and indeed encouraged me to start blogging. Today, I do not know how I could survive without access to RSS feeds - it simplifies and amplifies my world at the same time. Conversations have allowed me to connect - RSS extends my reach and also provides a tapestry of rich rewards.

I wonder how much more connected people could be if they took a small step into Web 2.0 through RSS...