Top 10 RSS for beginners
1. RSS reading through webbased RSS-readers
The most popular way to read RSS feeds to a web based RSS reader. Bloglines is the world's most popular RSS reader, NewsGator is very well known. Both are services that your RSS feeds on a spot somewhere on the Internet for your collection. Very useful if you from multiple locations and / or multiple PCs works: accessible to everyone everywhere. This article contains a comparison between Bloglines and NewsGator. Even Google with its Google Reader tries to need to play. By RSS Compendium contains a very comprehensive overview of all available Web-based RSS readers.
2. Read via RSS desktop RSS readers
Another way to read RSS feeds is a desktop RSS reader, a special tool that you need to download and then install on your PC. This kind of readers you have in many shapes and sizes, free and paid. Such readers are usually only suitable for a specic operating system: Windows, Mac, Linux / Unix. Few readers are amongst destop RSS-capable cross-platform work. I work with a Windows PC itself and am very happy with Sharp Reader (free reader, which unfortunately is not renewed, but still continue to be downloaded) and Feed Demon (a paid reader who has the advantage that with the web based reader NewsGator can synchronize). Even Feed Reader and RssReader are known and good (free) reader for Windows. NetNewsWire is a (paid) user and popular reader for Mac users.
3. RSS reading through the browser
A third way to read RSS feeds is simply via a browser. Internet Explorer for Firefox was called and came to live bookmarks: favorite links that include an overview of the latest articles on your favorite sites. But from the next new version of Internet Explorer, this functionality standard part of the browser. The beta version of Internet Explorer 7 is already available in RSS. Many people expect that RSS will be included in Internet Explorer, a real breakthrough in the mass will lead. Also Opera browser and the Mac browser Safari have RSS on board.
4. Reading RSS via e-mail tool
Another way to read RSS feeds via e-mail. This means that in your e-mail program one or more additional folders which gets the RSS feeds which you have subscribed come. The service here is most famous NewsGator, this application sends RSS feeds to Outlook (Express), Eudora, Entourage and Apple Mail. Thunderbird is an e-mail program that the RSS reader is built. There are also services that RSS feeds from Web sites into one e-mail that just comes into your inbox. Known solutions for this are RssFwd, Rmail and FeedBlitz. Here you will find an overview of RSS via e-mail.
5. RSS Reading via mobile RSS reader
Another option is to read RSS feeds through an RSS reader suitable for mobile devices. Here again you have several variations: you have readers that are suitable for mobile phones (including Google Mobile), readers for the BlackBerry (News like Pico), readers for the Palm (as HandRSS) and readers for the Pocket PC (such as PocketRSS) . Some of these readers, such Feeder Reader for Pocket PC, can even get along with podcasts. Free News is a reader who (almost) all mobile devices can handle.
6. Via an RSS notifier
A shape that quickly arises is the RSS notifier. This notifier is called RSS-notify-icon or branded RSS reader called. He's right at the bottom of the screen in the system tray, so next to the clock. The RSS notifier is a suitable tool for RSS and marketing can be very effectively used to generate visits to a website. The company Oberon has such notifier developed include International Soccer (VI.nl Nieuwsbal), De Volkskrant (Nieuwsklikker), De Telegraaf (Koppensneller), the Algemeen Dagblad (Newsreader), De Standaard (Nieuwsklikker) and Het Nieuwsblad (Newsreader). Another supplier is Infocaster, there has been developed for the readers include Nu.nl (Newsreader), TMF (TMF Dashboard) and Nieuws.nl (Newsreader).
7. RSS read through a personal homepage
You can also use RSS to compile your own home. The big three are all doing: pioneer MyYahoo!, Microsoft (start.com) and Google (Google Ig) offer this service. Not as well known but certainly worthwhile services like Netvibes, Pageflakes and Proto Page. A variant offers the Dutch and Belgian Portal Feedo.nl News Manager. Furthermore, we know the Dutch News Page (of Home), Bommie.com and - recently - OnlineRSS.nl (their demo is worth).
8. Via an RSS feed on a website
A somewhat similar this application is that the owner of a website as a service one or more RSS feeds from other sites through its site. This means that an instance of the columns in a list of headlines from another site to see. Here in France we do Watching the example of Emerce headlines and Marketingfacts (see right column). These sites make that turn with the RSS feed for Watching Frank. Sometimes this is used as FeedOnSite.com services, which site owners to an RSS feed that can convert normal HTML code.
9. Reading RSS via instant messenger
A very young applies RSS via instant messenger. Oberon developed for the Volkskrant Nieuwskraker. "Sometimes you want to know the latest news direct, even when you're chatting. Add the Nieuwskraker to your MSN list and he keeps you informed of the latest news. "The Nieuwskraker respond to queries and also provides" not only heavy cost. It is not just heavy cost. The Nieuwskraker keep you informed of noteworthy news presented as short video. "With tools like CenterICQ these applications can be developed (see Command Line based aggregators).
10. RSS reading through media players
What then of course not in the list may be missing is the ability to use media player, iPod (via iTunes, see eg VPRO's 3voor12), Media Center PCs or digital video recorders to read RSS feeds. Naturally, this includes audio and video files, so podcasts, vodcasts and other audiovisual materials. An innovative application to fine them to close down but not the end of the - it seems - unlimited ability to read RSS feeds.
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