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Web feeds (a.k.a. “News Feeds” or “RSS Feeds”) have been a useful tool for time-conscious Web users for many years. They’re a great way to keep up with blogs, news sites, event calendars, job postings and other frequently updated content.

If you are new to RSS, here are a couple guides to help you get started.

• Feed 101 - From Feedburner/Google
• Explaining RSS to Your Mother - Video tutorials via abduzeedo

Localized Feeds

These feeds will help you keep up with what is going on Wichita.
(Right click link and “copy link location” to snag the feed URL.)
 

1. Twitter Local Feed  - Displays updates by Twitterers in and around Wichita. You can also check out our Twittchita page for a Web-based stream of Wichita tweets.
    
2. Twitter Search: Wichita - Shows current Twitter updates containing the word “Wichita.”
    
3. All WE blogs - Displays posts from all Wichita Eagle blogs. 
    
4. Kansas.com Feeds - The Eagle has headline feeds in most of their online sections (look for the orange RSS button at the top of the page). Save precious browsing time by making a “custom newspaper” in iGoogle or Netvibes.  In ten or fifteen minutes you can build a one page list of hundreds of regularly updating Eagle headlines to skim through effortlessly.
    
5. Craigslist Feeds - Subscribe to current listings in any category with the feed icon at the bottom of each page. Job Postings, Housing and For Sale/Wanted feeds can be especially useful. 
    
6. Eventful, Wichita Events - A local events calendar feed. Also, check out the events feed from Upcoming, not as many items as Eventful, but worthy of a spot in your newsreader.
    
7. 2 wichita Bookmarks Feed - Our feed of local news stories, blog posts, videos, photos and other local Web content scavenged by our contributors. You can also follow specific subject areas by subscribing to individual tag feeds. 
    

Know of any other feeds Wichitans might find useful?  Post them in comments.