Magzalez’s eyes on media

I was a little late to the whole RSS thing. I never realized how helpful it could actually be. Whenever I see other people’s RSS I always see hundreds of feeds with thousands of posts. I just figured it would be a clutter.

When I was interviewing for my job at the University of Florida Web Administration office, I was asked how I look at blogs and my favorite sites. I knew what they wanted to hear. I told them that I did not use RSS however. After that I got to thinking there was something I was missing out on. And, of course, I was. So, here is my very short list of RSS subscriptions. I like to keep it compact and manageable:

Online Journalism:

• Online Journalism Blog: Paul Bradshaw’s comments and analysis of the going’s on in online media
• Teaching Online Journalism: Mindy McAdams’ advice and comments about online media with a special emphasis on media production
• Ponto Media: António Granado’s Portuguese-language blog about online media; he provides plenty of interesting, helpful links

Sports:

• Dolphins in Depth: Armando Salguero has been a Dolphins beat writer for The Miami Herald forever. This is his not-very-well-written-but-still-interesting blog.
• Random Evidence of a Cluttered Blog: Greg Cote’s very funny and very entertaining Dolphins blog
• Tennis Served Fresh: this is the closest thing I have to a good Tennis blog; I am still looking for one great Tennis blog. I’ve only just started reading this one; I need to give it more time.

Other:

• Noel’s Scene: my girlfriend’s blog about music and artsy fun stuff in Gainesville, Fla.
• Reeling with René Rodríguez: The Miami Herald’s senior movie critic’s blog
• Super Smash Bros. Dojo: Daily updates on the comings-along of Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Is there anything else you might recommend?

One of my favorite magazines, Nintendo Power, announced in their November issue that they will be changing publishers. The magazine, which has been published and distributed by Nintendo of America for nearly 20 years, is joining forces with Future US. Managing editor Scott Pelland wrote that NP had outgrown its parent company.

Future US distributes other gaming magazines of note including PC Gamer, Official XBOX Magazine and Playstation: The Official Magazine.

NP subscribers received an e-mail today from Future US about the switch. Future US and Pelland promised the same insider content that NP has always provided, a bonus issue every year and a new, beefed-up NintendoPower.com. The news about NP’s Web site isn’t saying much considering the site is almost non-existent. It will be interesting to see what NP’s new online ventures will be.

The switch is an exciting time for NP, I’m sure. It also begs the question of whether Nintendo of America was pushing too much on them. Though the switch could mean a bigger, better and unbiased NP, I also can’t help but think that people shouldn’t mess with a good thing.