RSS feeds

I can think of a number of ways that RSS feeds could be used--
Personally there are a number of issues that I would like to keep up to date on, politics, fiber arts, movies etc. In addition I have a number of researchers that I work with that I try to scan literature and web sites for items that may be useful to their research--this would be a useful way to complete that activity. I could also see library users utilizing the same technology to keep uptodate on clinical issues that they have an ongoing interest in.

I think the biggest question I have is how this can be integrated into an organization that has ongoing concerns about security and safety with IT systems. Our organization currently blocks all blogs and most of the RSS feed sites. I think it will take some convincing and "homework" to change our current environment.