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Roll your own Google feeds.

Today I want to introduce you to three Google query solutions that are accomplishing incredible feats with RSS and Google search technology.

1) Google Alert - Track any search query from your favorite news aggregator. A variety of cool settings are available once you are signed up. My only gripe is that it is primarily focused on email alerts and I had to dig around before I found the RSS settings in the "toolkit".

2) "It's Google.rss" - I like this tool for query tracking better than Google Alert because I can get to making my RSS feed right away without the login interface and other annoyances. It is a great example of "no frills" ingenuity at work.

3) Gnews2RSS - The holy grail of RSS news feeds, in my opinion. You can finally get Google news without being bound to using MyRSS.com or any other ad supported RSS generator. The webmaster of Gnews2RSS encourages users to host their own version of this tool with his script. A link back to the script's author would be appropriate if used for personal use.

By matt@ctsdownloads.com. [Lockergnome's RSS Resource]
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Best of Craigslist.

Don't ask me how it happened, but they've finally leaped into the realm of RSS. Better yet, methinks they understand its value:

Craigslist is beginning to offer various parts of our site in RSS format so that our users can embed a little piece of craigslist into their favorite blogging site, or watch the best-of postings come rolling into their desktop news aggregator.

They're on the right track, offering visitors another way to interact with their services. Someone's got their eye on the ball, and for that I'm thankful. Perhaps it was the unofficial efforts that sent 'em over the edge?

By chris@pirillo.com. [Lockergnome's RSS Resource]
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Forbes looks at iPod, iTunes, AirPort Extreme [The Macintosh News Network]
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Geeks Grapple With Virus Invasion. Security experts are finding plenty of targets to blame for an onslaught of worms and viruses over the last two weeks. Among the targets: ego-ridden hackers, bad Microsoft code and clueless users. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News]
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