RSS and Newsreaders

What do you like, or not like about RSS feeds and newsreaders?
I like that it's a quick way to see if there's anything 'new' on what you are interested in...

Overall, however, I dislike that a reader account is just another thing to keep track of. I can see how if there were news/info sites that contained information that was critical to one's job or lifestyle, it would be a big advantage to get updates in a reader, rather than methodically chasing websites around.

But I am not in the position yet of being a very important person with very important things to keep up with - any feeds I would subscribe to are really entertainment/personal interest based, and having feeds to all of them would quickly pile up. I'd probably need another 'reader' to remind me of what's happening in the reader itself.

I also dislike that a blog I subscribed to would show updates from the blog in the Google Reader reading list, but not the number of comments on each post. I consider this to be important in looking at a blog - not only is it interesting to see other opinions, but even a simple tally of comments gives a good reflection of how relevant the blog-reading public finds the blog topic.

Personally...yeah, I could subscribe to things that I'm into, but I prefer to leave them for when I've got time for browsing. Having it all filtered into a reader makes it seem like a job almost, having to check your reader all the time to see what's up. Somehow I think I prefer the random nature of 'recreational' interests.

Not to knock people who love their readers - I'm sure they get a lot out of them.
There are a few things that I 'need' to keep track of, but they're more niche than general news/updates e.g. for a rare vinyl record I'm after, I have signed up to a couple of sites to get them to email me when someone offers the record for sale. And that format of updating is all I think I need at present.

How can libraries use RSS or take advantage of this technology?
Libraries could offer RSS feeds on when their site is updated with news items (like our new Film Archive viewer) or upcoming events (like Teen Mean Reads). There could be updates for new items that have been added to the collection, or for book reviews.
It would be a useful way of informing people who do not visit the physical library very often; rather than periodically checking the library website, people who subscribed could see if there was anything that interested them through the reading list.