Steve:

Terry and I have talked a lot about RSS and why you should set up an RSS reader. From time to time, I’ll recommend some feeds I think you should have in you reader. Here are three to add right now:

All Things Digital. This is the Wall Street Journal’s blog on - yep - all things digital. Writers Walt Mossberg, Kara Swisher and more keep us up to date on the trends with news and excellent reviews on new technology. Proof that great reporters can - and should - be great bloggers. A must read.

TED talks. This is the blog for the once-a-year TED Conference. (TED stands for Technology. Entertainment. Design.) The conference “brings together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).” And they do it. While the conference is only once a year, the blog releases videos of each of the talks throughout the year like little presents. You’ll find yourself engrossed by topics you never would have imagined. (And you’ll have your notion challenged that “nobody will watch online video of a person talking for more than 3 minutes.) Watch TED, get smarter.

Mashable - This is blog about social networking, and you’ll find all the latest developments in the constantly changing field right here. It’s in my reader, and with good reason. I wouldn’t be able to keep up with the daily changes in social media without Mashable.

Go to these sites, get the RSS, and put ‘em in your reader. You’ll be glad you did.

Terry:

Here are my recommendations to help everybody be smarter:

Umair Haque Edge Economy. This Harvard Business School site for the Havas Media Lab is written by Umair Haque, one of the most “out there” minds in the world today. He’s got an edge to him, but the guy is brilliant, and studying what he says is eye-opening. He’ll only drop something in your reader once or twice a week, but it’s always thoughtful stuff.

GigaOm. This is the blog of Om Malik, another one of the great minds in technology and media today. If you want to be ahead of the game, you need to have Om’s feed in your reader.

The Long Tail. This is Chris Anderson’s blog. He doesn’t update it as often as I’d like, but when he does, it’s always worth reading. Anderson, editor of Wired is the guy who wrote the book on Long Tail economics, so you can count on this feed to give you fresh thinking.