In this exercise #13 I explored Technoati, among others, and I found it to be more my speed as opposed to Syndic8 which I was not interested in.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7967575.stm
This is a really interesting feed I found. If you're into ghostly happenings, you might like this. I found it on Google Reader, which I really enjoyed exploring. I'll be passing on this info.