RSS is a big deal, as anyone who's subscribed to even a few feeds probably knows. Once you get past just a few feeds, though, it can quickly get overwhelming. Continue reading »

ReadBurner is an interesting new project that displays the hottest URLs at any given time according to the Google Reader "shared items" feeds users have submitted for tracking. It's a Continue reading »

Google News released its own official Facebook app today. Users can view the feeds of major topics by default and keyword searches for news in a full canvas page. News Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Bloglines_Makes_Announcements_Including_OpenID_Support'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; Bloglines, the IAC owned online feed reader, made a number of different announcements this morning - most importantly that the Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/software/Google_Reader_Goes_Multilingual_Comes_Out_of_Beta'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; The Google Reader team announced today that the project has left Google Labs and added 9 language options to its Continue reading »

Just yesterday some R/WW readers were bitterly complaining in our comments about Google Reader's lack of search. "I'm a loyal Google Reader user," remarked R/WW reader Stephen Glauser, "but if Continue reading »

At the end of last week, we posted on Bloglines vs Google Reader - Who's Really Winning?. The answer was: Bloglines, but Google Reader is catching up fast. We've just Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Bloglines_vs_Google_Reader_Who_s_Really_Winning'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; Earlier this week Bloglines launched a beta re-design, ending about two years of design stagnation for the once dominant browser-based Continue reading »

Tonight Bloglines is launching a new design at beta.bloglines.com, which includes a new personalizable Start Page, more views, and drag and drop Ajax functionality. I spoke to new Bloglines GM Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/software/fav_or_it_New_RSS_Reader_Aims_to_Integrate_Commenting'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; fav.or.it is a new type of RSS Reader currently in private beta, which aims to solve the long-standing issue of Continue reading »