Aggregator, RSS feeds, Pageflakes, what?  I had no idea what my professor was talking about when we started our lesson.  Apparently, there are these sites (called aggregators) that store all of your favorite websites for easy, convenient reading.  All you have to do is join the free membership and they will allow you to create your very own personalized page of websites.  It’s works like your “favorite” tool on your internet page.  Well, not quiet.  That would be like comparing a Cadillac to a Ford Fiesta. 

When you open your web-site (Pageflakes is one of many aggregators) you have all of your favorite sites right there at your disposal.  You can see the different headlines or breaking news before deciding to go to the site.  Everything is updated as the news breaks.  The site is extremely easy to set up and control.  Whatever you can think of, you can add it on your page.  E-mail, blogs, photo’s, music, whatever! 

There’s one hitch.  The sites you put onto your aggregator must have an RSS feed.  Yeah, I didn’t know what that was either, but I’m sure you’ve seen them everywhere without even knowing it.