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11-05-2006, 10:15 PM
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 Your fav RSS aggregator Post your favourite RSS/Atom feed aggregator. It doesn't matter whether it's hosted (online) or desktop software. Also please state what you like about it. I am currently using Thunderbird, but it doesn't handle large number of feeds very well. I have about 100 blogs and it's really slows down my whole computer when I do an update. I think the reason is that it's multithreads all 100 blogs and checks them all at once.      |
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11-05-2006, 10:16 PM
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 Google Reader has been rebuilt recently. Hated the old one, in love with the new. |
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11-05-2006, 10:23 PM
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__________________ Public Speaker, Writer, Marketer, Gym-o-holic, Loving Husband. |
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11-05-2006, 10:35 PM
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__________________ Public Speaker, Writer, Marketer, Gym-o-holic, Loving Husband. |
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11-06-2006, 12:00 AM
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| I use Google Reader at work because I can't access Bloglines on the job. GR has improved, but it's still a little slow for me. Bloglines lets you email individual posts within each feed with two clicks. Your feeds automatically renew every five minutes. Similar to Amazon's, "...people who bought this, also bought..." model, Bloglines reviews your feeds and makes suggestions on what other feeds you might like. Bloglnes is also free. Google Reader will improve, but Bloglines is the straw that stirs the drink for me.
__________________ Life is a ripoff when you expect to get what you want. Life works when you choose what you got. Actually what you got is what you chose. To move on, choose it. -Werner Erhard |
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11-06-2006, 12:57 AM
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| I started out with FeedDemon, and then moved to Bloglines. But the recent changes to Bloglines really slowed down Firefox for me, so I switched to Google Reader and am absolutely in love with it. I find that I'm able to go through all my feeds in far less time using Google Reader - great for the blogging end of things!  |
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11-06-2006, 12:58 AM
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| I'm a big fan of Google Reader. Simple, intuitive, effective, the usual Google quality.
__________________ Sleep |
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11-06-2006, 02:42 AM
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), and with Bloglines, things would actually stop for a few seconds and I wouldn't able to do a thing - couldn't click anywhere, close a tab, nothing. It didn't last very long, but it was long enough to be annoying.  |
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11-06-2006, 02:56 AM
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| I don't use an installed Aggregator. I use Netvibes. It is a simple web dashboard where you can read your feeds, emails and also store your bookmarks so you can access these information anywhere with a internet access.
__________________ Waffle |
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11-06-2006, 03:32 AM
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| I'm a Google Reader man myself. The new interface threw me a little, but I am getting the hang of it. Don't think there's much of a privacy concern in storing public feed data.
__________________ toby hede --------------- Toby Hede’s Blog on Ruby, Rails, User Experience and Stuff |
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11-06-2006, 04:28 AM
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| I use Newshutch. They debutted sometime earlier this year and were recommended by 37 signals, so I tried it out and have loved it since. I tried Google Reader once, couldn't enjoy it, ditched it, haven't tried version two. Tried Thunderbird, too; same. Not having any significant problems with Newshutch, so I don't see any reason to try out anything new again. Quote:
I have my own opinions on the subject, but I probably shouldn't bring them up here. The privacy concerns of the Information Age have to do with connecting data points and drawing conclusions.
__________________ "I read, I interpret, I think, I criticize, I oppose, I listen, I write, I question, I reply, I quote, I tell, I name, I discuss, I interpolate..., I learn, I teach, I live, therefore I am." -- Marc-Alain Ouaknin, "Mysteries of the Kabbalah", p383. Favorite Essays I Wrote: love, identity & growth, economics, education, equality, definitions. Recent Books I liked: Anansi Boys, Fly By Night, Hyperion. |
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11-06-2006, 04:51 AM
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| I use News Hutch. I had written an article in my blog abt the various online RSS news readers when I attempted to try out various reader. Check here: My Search for the best Online Feed Readers.
__________________ You rely on your feelings when you cook, not your taste buds. Good sound is not in the ear, good taste is not in the mouth...and good sex...God knows where! AshwinR.com - The Newspaper Blog |
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11-06-2006, 12:34 PM
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| Another Netvibes user here, mainly because I move between operating systems and want a central place to read things. |
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11-06-2006, 02:44 PM
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| I used FeedDemon for a long time a while ago. Then I switched to Bloglines and I've been using it for over a year now. I've been meaning to try out Google Reader, but haven't had a chance yet. But since you all seem to love it, I might actually try it out now. |
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11-06-2006, 08:08 PM
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| Google Reader lover as well here I recently changed from Google IG (personalized homepage) to Google Reader 2, it is really the best option for me. I only have a slight problem that I use Flock as a browser and if I click on the RSS button in the URL bar, the feed is automatically added to My News in Flock instead to my Google Reader. Very annoying. I now move now and then all the feeds I collected from My News to Google Reader through the export & import function. But I rather have it added directly to my Google Reader. Anyone have a solution? By the way, Flock is a great social browser which uses Firefox technology.
__________________ blog: www.mariekehensel.nl |
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11-06-2006, 08:10 PM
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11-06-2006, 09:13 PM
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| I'm suprised I'm the only NetNewsWire user here.
__________________ http://www.andrewfitz.com |
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11-06-2006, 09:14 PM
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| Why Google Reader? I currently use Thunderbird, because I like that I can look at all my email messages and RSS feeds in one place. It helps me be more productive. I spend the morning reading and responding to email, posting blog entries, and noting ideas for articles. When I had my RSS feeds in another tool, I never looked at them. But as someone else wrote, it's slow and I'm starting to be annoyed by that. So I want to know why people like the tools they like. Quote:
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