Also note that Google Reader also provides the ability the follow other users that use it and/or to share news items amongst users.Īlternative: Bloglines is another web-based aggregator option that is excellent.Ģ- Using a desktop aggregator : I’ve used many local freeware RSS clients, but the open source and multiplatform RSSOwl is my favorite (available for Windows/Linux/Mac). Instructions on how create a “starred items” feed in Google reader here. Another unique feature is the option to “star” an RSS entry and have Google Reader broadcast your starred items within your very own RSS feed, which is a great way to filter out just the stuff you are interested in (and share your ’starred items’ RSS feed with others or on a widget on your site if you like).
you can see the backlog/history of an RSS feed previous to the latest 20 stories that a feed will typically display at any one time). But what I like about Google reader is that it will maintain a history of RSS subscriptions that is preserved long after the original feed has moved on (i.e. Google Reader offers the ability to organize feeds in categories and tags and supports multimedia feeds such as podcasts. The advantage of using a web based reader is, of course, the ability to access your RSS feeds from anywhere (say from a computer terminal at your local library), or even from a mobile device such as an iPhone.
#Rssowl feeds you have not displayed free#
I am interested in the larger question of the different ways we request and consume information, and often think about the many different ways that RSS feeds are delivered and read, which is how this post was borne.ġ- Using a web-based reader : probably the most successful of the many free web-based RSS aggregators, Google Reader is the one I use to handle the many dozens of RSS feeds I subscribe to. This posting will present nine interesting (and at times unusual) free ways to check RSS feeds, including using dekstop widgets ( KlipFolio), RSS feeds as tabs on the side of your screen ( Stick), RSS feeds within a dockable desktop area ( SideSlide), as desktop sticky notes ( Note Mania), embedded in your desktop wallpaper ( Chaos Wallpaper), as news-tickers scrolling across your screen ( EasyDeskTicker), and delivered as emails in your inbox ( FeedMyInbox). Two of the most popular are using a local RSS client (such as RSSOwl) and using a web-based reader (such as Google Reader).
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