I frequently get asked what blogs are and why should someone start reading them. Followed promptly by, how do you know the author isn't a nutjob just making stuff up?
I won't go into my full monologue about blogs, rss, etc. Rather, let me say that reading blogs through an Reader like NewsGator/FeedDemon, Google Reader, Bloglines is like building your own personal newspaper.
Watch this video from the commoncraft show for a plain English explanantion of RSS.
