I read an article in vol 24 , issue 8 , 2006 of PC world
its about Web News Wranglers.
Almost all of these tools depend on RSS feeds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS as opposed to another sort of syndication ( like atom)
for me a good xml reader would be firefox2.0 ! Go get it at
www.mozilla.com/firefox/
8 topics were Mentioned
1)filtering the feeds
Techmeme.com vs Tailrank.com
Top news vs personlization options ( which may be just the thing that pulls it ahead)
topnews showcases the top tech stories of the day while tail rank relies on the conversational model of the web
My comment : This just recommends a link to 2 good sites
2)watching your every read
news.google.com
Findory.com
Spotback.com
My comment :these sites will log what you read and customize news
findory always you to add feeds, while spotback lets you notify them what are you interested among what you read.
3)wisdom of crowds
Diggit.com vs slashdot.org
forms of social news sites
their logic : the most interesting content will rise to the front page.
My comment : local social news sites come in the form of forums like stomp , hwz , vr-zone , sammyboy's delphi forums , etc.
4)take control of your news
dedicated news reader
save your favorites with extensions .opml and you can easily export feeds from one reader to another
Dedicated readers include
radio.userland.com
reader.google.com
bloglines.com
rojo.com
My comment : Firefox2.0 is good enough for me for now , but if i want a dedicated news provider on a daily basis , rojo seems to stand out
5)online readers go ajax
from wiki:
Ajax, or AJAX, is a web development technique used for creating interactive web applications. The intent is to make web pages feel more responsive by exchanging small amounts of data with the server behind the scenes, so that the entire web page does not have to be reloaded each time the user requests a change. This is intended to increase the web page's interactivity, speed, functionality, and usability.
Alesti.org
Bloxor.com
Gritwire.com
will learn more about this before sharing but these are the 3 sites mentioned so yea
6)get your news everywhere
Newsgator.com
for your Mobile devices , on the go
7)serious software
ie7 beta 2 vs firefox(with sage) vs opera
Go google for more info
But , firefox firefox firefox =D
but the focus here is more on downloadable clients
sharpreader.net
awasu.com
more for those who eat sleep think news , less for the mainstream audience , so i won't comment much
8)news as mail
Gator inbox 2.6 and omea reader is recommended here.
Summary of everything : these will continue to develop , best approach to cut time in reading news = a combination of the above.
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