filed in Uncategorized on Jul.31, 2011
I really like to aggregate everything that I want to be informed in my RSS reader of choice Google Reader.
Now that we have a new social aggregator in Google Plus wouldn’t it be great if we can aggregate that in the RSS reader as well?
Ghacks here shows you how you can do that using this plusfeed.appspot.com service.
To find out more read the article here.
filed in Ecosystem iOS on Dec.19, 2010
I have in the past stated quite a few times that I don’t read news the normal way. Rather I prefer reading via Google RSS Reader.
The advantages of Google RSS Reader are
What we all like are free RSS Readers and makeuseof.com brings us 6 of the best:
You can read more about the editor’s comments at makeuseof.com
filed in Ecosystem Android on Dec.04, 2010
Google (finally!) came up with their own Google Reader application. Everyone have been asking for it for such a long time and I wonder why a large software company take this long to realise that this could improve their competitive edge.
The app supports all the basics you’d expect like unread counts, friends, sharing, liking, and starring, but it also has a whole lot more, including:
- Multiple accounts
- Synced preferences
- Full subscription features (subscribe and search from your phone)
- Search
So what do folks think about this?
Interface is clean like other google applications. It basically translates web google reader to app.
One great upside is that you can use your volume buttons to scroll between next and previous articles. A lot of people will welcome this.
But personally I use Byline on the iPhone and what I really enjoy is swyping right to left to move to the next article. So this to me isn’t something much.
This title says it all. A huge downer. I reviewed NewsRob and gReader before and this is what makes this 2 third party application still very relevant.
This is important to a blogger like me, or as a person who wants to inform my friends on latest happenings on my RSS reader.
Sending to email and twitter is big. But really what is missing is sending to Read-It-Later and Instapaper.
filed in Ecosystem Android on Jun.13, 2010
If you are finding it difficult to keep up with numerous websites providing you with information you require, then having a RSS Reader that aggregates all your news content is very helpful.
RSS (Rich Site Summary) is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. Many news-related sites, weblogs and other online publishers syndicate their content as an RSS Feed to whoever wants it.
RSS solves a problem for people who regularly use the web. It allows you to easily stay informed by retrieving the latest content from the sites you are interested in. You save time by not needing to visit each site individually. You ensure your privacy, by not needing to join each site’s email newsletter. The number of sites offering RSS feeds is growing rapidly and includes big names like Yahoo News.
Feed Reader or News Aggregator software allow you to grab the RSS feeds from various sites and display them for you to read and use.A variety of RSS Readers are available for different platforms. Some popular feed readers include Amphetadesk (Windows, Linux, Mac), FeedReader (Windows), and NewsGator (Windows – integrates with Outlook). There are also a number of web-based feed readers available. My Yahoo, Bloglines, and Google Reader are popular web-based feed readers.Once you have your Feed Reader, it is a matter of finding sites that syndicate content and adding their RSS feed to the list of feeds your Feed Reader checks. Many sites display a small icon with the acronyms RSS, XML, or RDF to let you know a feed is available.
Personally i use Google Reader as my RSS Aggregator. It really works well and its like my news inbox. News get push to me instead of i go and source for it.
I use the web Google Reader to read almost 95% of what i require in terms of Finance,Stocks, Technology and Leisure.
When i am on the move, i have my iPod Touch 3G with me most of the time. Its a great organizer and i do recommend people to get it for no frills organizing.
On the go, I use MobileRSS Lite. Whats good about this is that it is FREE (add supported), Syncs with Google Reader, so i can read on the go and when i get back, i go use the web version.
Essentially i am assessing only one RSS Database and that of the Google Reader Database, so i don’t have to be bothered by news that i read before.
Android is picking up pace and one consideration whether I can make the transition across is having an app on android that can do that.
NewsRob is a FREE (Ad Supported) or you can pay 2 pounds for the full version.
I have tested it and it does what MobileRSS does:
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