But being that we amuse ourselves so much, we decided to change it up. So now, if you have a question for Gus, send it his way. Have you been looking for a resource or a publication or a database and don’t know where to find it? Or do you need better search syntax ideas? We’ll publish the answers on our blog and, if they’re interesting enough, we’ll feature them in an upcoming issue of our bi-weekly newsletter. So give it your best shot.

So, for your viewing pleasure…. (thanks Shashi!)

Glad you asked.

We recently found a great way to handle that. We mentioned it in our last newsletter, but you might have missed it. And it’s worth repeating. (there are others, but we think this is the bomb!)

Feedity

Feedity is a great service that creates RSS feeds for web pages without a web syndication format. It will take virtually any web page, and convert it into a fully formed RSS document. (the picture below is theirs…)

Feedity makes it so incredibly easy for anyone to set up. You can instantly track and monitor web site changes at a page level. Just create an RSS feed for the web page, and subscribe it in any RSS newsreader (on the web, in a desktop software, or via e-mail).

Feedity also provides for a simple way to build a data “pipeline” using Yahoo Pipes. Check out their Webpage-to-RSS pipe. Without it, it’s not for the meek, for sure!

Good luck.

But what will stick? How good does it really have to be for me (or you) to add it to the daily list of things to read, things to do, things to use?

Pretty darn good, I say.

And here’s why. (And I’ll speak for myself here, but I bet you can relate.)

I am full. I use a slew of wonderful tools. I am attached to the blogs I read. I use some fabulous sites that have served and continue to serve me well. And I have no time left unless I quit my job.

So how good does a new site or tool need to be? Good enough for me to dump a current one (so it has to be a ton better or else why learn something new?) or so amazing that I can’t live without it.

It used to be that a ‘good’ site had room in my world. No longer.

What about you?

Before long, we’ll have our brand spanking new branded newsletter out and we’ll archive the previous issues here on the site. So you’ll be able to search for that site you know you saw but can’t remember. (Admit it. It happens to us all!)

So welcome. Look around.

And don’t forget to submit a question to Stump the Researcher. We’re always looking for fodder!