Feed Reader

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Term2.png FEED READER
Also known as news reader, feed aggregator and RSS readers. It is a tool that allows the user to receive automatic updates made to favorite websites. It avoids having to manually verify each website if new content has been posted. The feed reader offers the possibility to see the desired information in one place and helps saving time looking for it. It can be built into web browser, stand-alone application, email software or website management systems. As long as a web feed exists for a website, the URL can be added to the feed reader and automatic updates can be received. [1] See also: Web Feed, RSS


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Below is a list of feed readers available on the Internet free of charge:
Tool Operating System Type of Application Features
Bloglines (www.bloglines.com/) all OS Browser-based Two-paned Interface, Sort Feeds by Date, Email a Feed, Full Screen
Google Reader (www.google.com/) all OS (Gmail Account required) Browser-based Two-paned Interface, Sort Feeds by Date, Email a Feed, Full Screen, Show Only Unread Messages, Manual Refresh
Netvibes (www.netvibes.com) all OS Browser-based Two-paned Interface, Tabbed Browser, Email a Feed, Save to Delicious, Digg This, Create Webpage, Social Networking
Streamy (www.streamy.com) all OS Browser-based Two-paned Interface, Share the Article, Write a Comment, Create Webpage, Social Networking
Awasu (www.awasu.com) Windows To download (25.99 MB) Three-paned Interface, Tabbed Browser, Open Article Link Automatically, Desktop Icon, Desktop Alert, Check for News Every Hour, Full Screen, Work Offline
FeedReader(www.feedreader.com/) Windows To download (12.43 MB) Three-paned Interface, Sort Feeds by Date, Tabbed Browser, Open Article Link, Automatically, Desktop Icon, Desktop Alert, Check for News constantly, Email a Feed, Full Screen, Save Article, Show Only Unread Messages, Work Offline, Language Option, Manual Refresh
RSSReader (www.rssreader.com) Windows.NET To download (9.13 MB) Three-paned Interface, Sort Feeds by Date, Tabbed Browser, Open Article Link Automatically, Desktop icon, Desktop Alert, Check for News Every 10 Minutes, Email a Feed, Full Screen, Filter, Save to Delicious, Digg This
Snarfer (www.snarfware.com/) Windows To download (395 KB) Three-paned Interface, Sort Feeds by Date, Tabbed Browser, Desktop Icon, Check for News Every 5 minutes, Email a Feed, Full Screen, Show Only Unread Messages, Google / Local / Web Search, Manual Refresh (one-click), Toolbar, Choose Layout Style
NetNewsWire (www.ranchero.com/netnewswire/) Mac OS X To download Three-paned Interface, Sort Feeds by Date, Tabbed Browser, Printing, Email a Feed, Post to Delicious, Flagged Items, iPhone Integration



References

  1. ActewAGL (4 August 2009), Wikipedia (3 June 2009),