Comments for Poll: How Do You Primarily Read Your Feeds?

Poll: How Do You Primarily Read Your Feeds?

2007-07-23T08:26:10Z

This week we'll be exploring RSS products. To complement this focus, our poll is asking: how do you primarily read your feeds? We asked a similar question in January, so we're looking to see if the trends have changed since then. But this time we're also asking what is your primary means of reading RSS, because nowadays there are so many different ways - and I for one use multiple methods of reading RSS. Here is our poll:

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Comment from Louis Gray on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T08:57:54Z

Google Reader has destroyed any need for NetNewsWire and continues to improve. There's more work to do, of course, but it's way ahead of the competition.

Comment from Tim Molendijk on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T09:03:46Z

I think the poll is very ill constructed:

What does the 'email' option mean? Reading RSS by getting an e-mail of each post in your inbox? Or reading RSS by importing your RSS feeds into (the RSS reader of) your e-mail client?

Comment from Jase on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T09:30:25Z

I am using Flocks Built in Feed Sidebar.. and its just the best Feed reader on windows.. so far.

Comment from Sang Jin on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T10:06:59Z

Other: I use my smartphone (NewsBreak) to read my rss.

Comment from Rick Curran on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T10:10:19Z

I clicked 'Other', I use a Mac OSX Menu item called 'RSS Menu', it gives me a very simple utility in my menu bar that gives me a status count on new articles. Selecting an article opens it in my web browser to read.

The RSS Menu site is at http://www.edot-studios.com/webgroups2/index.php?menu_item=212, it's donation-ware I think.

Comment from John de Hoog on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T10:31:32Z

Why I don't use a Web-based reader: Because I prefer to set individual timings for each feed. In particular, living in Japan, I need to get earthquake information at 5-minute intervals, whereas Bloglines and Google Reader, etc. don't allow the update timing to be set. Also, those services sometimes have problems that make them slow to update feeds. A desktop reader is much more configurable than the other options.

Comment from Dave on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T11:20:18Z

I use the web20toolbar.com browser plugin...blatant comment plug =)

Actually, outside of the toolbar, I have been using myyahoo to create topic pages for all of the feeds that I read but lately I have been playing around with Google as a replacement.

I also used FF live bookmarks but after about 10 feeds, it would start slowing the browser down,

Comment from Konstantin on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T11:36:11Z

I clicked other, because I'm using our own product that is a combination of all above. We will go public with it in a month...

Comment from Ernie Oporto on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T12:15:41Z

Monkeychow.org is a web based reader that you can install on your own Apache/MySql/PHP server.

Comment from Prateek Sharma on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T12:19:42Z

I love Firefox Live Bookmarks.. makes my life easier.. I read the feeds that I am interested in and it does not cloaks up any space.

Bookmark interface is great and serves fresh feeds automatically. Moreover, I dont have to leave my browser, its all present at one single place.

Comment from Marc C. Santos on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T12:45:52Z

I've stuck with Safari for my RSS feeds, its just so well integrated into thr browser. I have a series of topical folders on my toolbar, each contains ten to twelve feeds. Although I find Safari to be a bit slow with its updates, its extremely convenient.

Comment from Hans on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T13:38:02Z

ditto with Rick. RSS menu is small and light, and because it sits in the menubar in osx, it's always accessible, not just through a certain program/page. plus, you get updates when new stories come up through the elegantly implemented growl.

used to use firefox live bookmarks, which was similar, but required the browser to be open.

Comment from Jim Duncan on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T14:00:35Z

I chose NetNewsWire. As good as Google Reader is, I much prefer the speed that comes with an offline reader as well as the ability to read off-line (although Gears may be able to address this).

The one thing that I know I miss in NNW that Reader offers is the ability to share.

Comment from Daniel on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T15:13:05Z

I read news using the Spotback News service, which is a personalized news website. It aggregates news from many different locations and provides each user with stories that are based on his/hers personal preferences. (It "learns" the user's taste).
I like reading news this way because it really provides me with news that I find interesting. cool stuff.
http://news.spotback.com

Comment from Martyn on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T15:16:19Z

Firefox Sage extension. Shows all recent (last 20 or something) posts from a given source in full in a single compact page, which is exactly what I want. Less good at tracking new posts of a large number of soures.

Comment from Tom Colvin on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T15:21:37Z

Subscribers to my blog prefer regular RSS subscriptions to the email option I offer via FeedBlitz. Still, most members of my Writers Group, for example, are nearly internet illiterate -- so they prefer email notification via FeedBlitz whenever I post something new.

Personally, I use Google Reader, which is invaluable in gathering information for my own blog. I'm also experimenting with Google Homepage and PageFlakes [even have set up a PageCast there], which may soon entice me away from Yahoo, which I've been using forever.

Comment from Chris on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T15:42:33Z

I use Google reader, and have that set as my home page, so that I see all of my feeds right when I open Opera.

Comment from Matt Hamilton on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T15:50:38Z

I can get through my daily feeds pretty quickly by using Reader's keyboard shortcuts. They've built in a lot of great organization tools and it's really easy to share items and feeds with other people.

Comment from eric on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T16:43:37Z

I use Bloglines. It's always worked for me.

Comment from Thad on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T16:48:46Z

Bloglines for me is #1!--plus now I can get it on the iphone. (i just need an iphone :) )

Comment from valleyblogzine on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T16:59:15Z

I subscribe and read my feeds using the beta version of MyYahoo Reader and it works great.

Comment from MFJoe on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T17:04:33Z

wonder what the breakdown is according to age...have a feeling r/w web's readership is a little old to capture accurate social networking rss numbers...myself included...

Comment from Mica on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T17:06:07Z

Bloglines rocks! I use a Firefox theme, which gives it a nice change from the default colors. Resist the Google Empire...!!

B-)

Comment from Andy Pipes on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T17:28:54Z

Flock, Flock, Flock.

Comment from Delixe on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T18:01:41Z

I use the following website:
http://www.mixpanel.com

Comment from bob cobb on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T18:55:41Z

I just use the reader in opera

Comment from bkr on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T18:58:25Z

bloglines still rock, they have a pretty large feed database. Google is catching up though with their awesome interface and keyboard shortcuts, not to mention offline support through gears.

Comment from snehal on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T19:16:03Z

I love the new my.yahoo.com for reading RSS feeds. It has the new Yahoo Reader integrated that is very simple and elegant. I dont need to go to any blog to read the full article. I just love it!

Snehal

Comment from webonics on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T20:12:16Z

Flock -- the social browser. 100%!

Comment from Kyle Ingrelli on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T20:22:47Z

I use NetVibes for my rss reading through a web browser for the most part. I like the ability to arrange the feeds and create tabs. I sort my feeds by subject in the tabs. You can export an OPML file from NetVibes for use in your favorite RSS reader, so keeping feeds sorted and up-to-date works great with NetVibes. When I am mobile I use my Treo 700w and Google's "Reader" service via their mobile apps page (again with my OPML imported from and managed by NetVibes).

Comment from bcarrera on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T20:53:43Z

I use google reader, but need to switch over to the pageflake reader.

I still want to try a rss reader in facebook. Anyone have an opinion?

Comment from Carol on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T22:04:24Z

The first and the best web RSS reader and startup page

Daily Rotation

Comment from Vikram Rajan on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T22:12:52Z

While this poll is useful, it's asking the choir to pick their favorite song... I'm not surprised it's a Hymn.

Globally RSS readers are THE way people are reading feeds.... of all the people who understand feeds. But let's be mistaken, most people (that is, the graying boomers & most gen Xers) have no idea what RSS is.

My practice is very popular around my graying region for simply answering, "What's a blog?" I personally feel any website looking to attract a 35+ age demo should offer a "subscribe by e-mail" (yes I know feedblitz and others do that too).

~ Vikram
PersonalBrandMarketing.com

Comment from justin hileman on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T22:13:26Z

flock.

it's half "browser", half "desktop RSS reader", and half "awesome".

Comment from Jason on 2007-07-23

2007-07-23T23:44:25Z

I've never used any but Google's. I spend most of my time on the net at it. Yar.

Comment from Steve S on 2007-07-23

2007-07-24T00:38:00Z

I go with NewsHutch for when I have the time and Google Reader for when I just need to see headlines.

Comment from Lauren K on 2007-07-23

2007-07-24T01:29:57Z

I have been using Netvibes, but we recently launched a new feature on xtimeline that allows you to create timelines from RSS feeds. Now you can not only see the latest feeds, but you can keep adding to it so that you'll be able to scroll the timeline to see all posts over time. Try it out!

Comment from John P on 2007-07-23

2007-07-24T05:10:04Z

Other - Firefox browser add-on called Sage. For a few hundred feeds it works fine.

Comment from Will on 2007-07-23

2007-07-24T06:11:51Z

NetVibes just hits a sweet spot.

Comment from Bob Rowlands on 2007-07-24

2007-07-24T11:59:34Z

I chose 'other' rather than 'email client' because I read my feeds with Gmail. I subscribe via RssFwd. I don't have to go one place to read my email and another to read my feeds. Gmail / RssFwd is a great combination.

Comment from Dan Harrelson on 2007-07-24

2007-07-24T23:09:04Z

I read on the train to/from San Francisco known as BART. I will read 50+ posts per day on my Windows Mobile phone, a Cingular 8525, using NewsBreak. I love this software. For those posts that I want to read on a desktop, I forward a link to myself via email.

http://www.iliumsoft.com/site/nw/newsbreak.htm

Comment from Joakim H on 2007-07-25

2007-07-25T07:53:17Z

I prefer to use Mobispine and my mobile phone for staying updated. It is very simple to import the files into the phone and I can also browse the latest news.

Comment from Joaquim Rendeiro on 2007-07-27

2007-07-27T10:15:18Z

Other: PDA + Egress

Starting to have too many feeds, too many new items and too small a screen to just scan some channels. Might start using a desktop based one.

Comment from sull on 2007-07-27

2007-07-27T14:46:43Z

gmail filters/labels + rssfwd.com = RSS Ease :)