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*** Provide a News Aggregator so that people without their own aggregator (or who simply want an online aggregator) have a place to go. | *** Provide a News Aggregator so that people without their own aggregator (or who simply want an online aggregator) have a place to go. | ||
*** Syndicate the List of Sites for those who have aggregators and wish to check out new Unitarian Universalist syndicated sites. | *** Syndicate the List of Sites for those who have aggregators and wish to check out new Unitarian Universalist syndicated sites. | ||
| − | **[http://www.netvibes.com Netvibes] Netvibes.com is a custom made web 2.0 home page solution. | + | **[http://www.netvibes.com Netvibes] Netvibes.com is a custom made news aggregator and web 2.0 home page solution. The service is free and provides the ability : |
*** to create a personalized page with the content they like. | *** to create a personalized page with the content they like. | ||
*** to combine data feeds and services from web 2.0 with a very simple interface | *** to combine data feeds and services from web 2.0 with a very simple interface | ||
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*** to import, download and listen podcasts without any additional software | *** to import, download and listen podcasts without any additional software | ||
*** to check mail on POP, Yahoo and gmail accounts, to stick webnotes, weather, etc. | *** to check mail on POP, Yahoo and gmail accounts, to stick webnotes, weather, etc. | ||
| − | + | **[http://www.google.com/reader/ Google Reader] Google's web-based feed reader. Features now included: | |
| + | *** Adding feeds through search, direct URL entry, or OPML file import/export | ||
| + | *** Feed items in Google Reader can be shared with other Web users | ||
| + | *** Feed items can be ordered by date, relevance, or labels. | ||
| + | *** A mobile phone interface for phones that support XHTML or WAP 2.0 | ||
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[[Main Page]] > [[Websters]] | [[Main Page]] > [[Websters]] | ||
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Revision as of 16:45, 6 February 2007
Here is a list of RSS/ATOM feed readers (aka News Aggregators)
This software can be used to stay abreast of news, your favorite bloggers, your own website, the UUWiki website, etc. It's like a merging of the web and email. When a site's content changes on a site that you are watching, you are notified via an interface that is a lot like an email client. Download one and try it by subscribing to the UUWiki Recent Changes Atom Feed!
- Windows
- SauceReader - It's free. There's a solid developer community supporting it, and it has a feed discovery feature that helps a lot. Just put a URL of the site into the reader's browser, and hit the "Subscribe" button. It will find and set up the feed subscription for you. Requires ".NET Framework v1.1"
- FeedDemon - 30 USD. Also a strong contender but recently started charging for software.
- Linux (all readers are free and Open Source unless otherwise noted)
- Straw is a desktop RSS and Atom aggregator for the GNOME 2 environment, written in Python
- Liferea - Reader for RSS/RDF, CDF, Atom, OCS, and OPML feeds
- Sindigator - RSS reader, featuring notification of new messages and long term message storage
- Web
- Bloglines - a web site that lets you track multiple feeds, publish your own blog, and share the feeds you like thru your own blog
- UUpdates - An RSS aggregator, and RSS feed for UU sites. -- JohnCooley 00:39, 17 May 2005 (CDT) The site has three main purposes:
- List Syndicated Sites, specifically provide a list Unitarian Universalist sites that provide syndication.
- Provide a News Aggregator so that people without their own aggregator (or who simply want an online aggregator) have a place to go.
- Syndicate the List of Sites for those who have aggregators and wish to check out new Unitarian Universalist syndicated sites.
- Netvibes Netvibes.com is a custom made news aggregator and web 2.0 home page solution. The service is free and provides the ability :
- to create a personalized page with the content they like.
- to combine data feeds and services from web 2.0 with a very simple interface
- to browse, modify, and import RSS feeds with integrated RSS/ATOM feedreader.
- to import, download and listen podcasts without any additional software
- to check mail on POP, Yahoo and gmail accounts, to stick webnotes, weather, etc.
- Google Reader Google's web-based feed reader. Features now included:
- Adding feeds through search, direct URL entry, or OPML file import/export
- Feed items in Google Reader can be shared with other Web users
- Feed items can be ordered by date, relevance, or labels.
- A mobile phone interface for phones that support XHTML or WAP 2.0