News Readers Aggregators

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News Readers / Aggregators

• Memo Cordova

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News Readers

• Website subscription
• Automated web surfing
• Single interface
• Automated updates
• Uses RSS/XML feeds

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News Readers

• Saves time
• Search for content
• Customize
• Share/adopt feeds
• Private/public profiles

RSS/XML
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News Readers

• RSS/XML
• Real Simple Syndication
• Rich Site Summary
• Summarizes web content into feed
• Webpage must have feed (RSS/XML) for Reader to
  display content

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News Readers

• Feed versions
• Atom
• XML
• Versions 0.9

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News Readers
http//newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition
/entertainment/rss.xml
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News Readers

• Or, if you see one of these

Getting one
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News Readers

• How do I get one?
• E-mail login/password
• Purchase access
• Synchronize with e-mail account

List
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News Readers

• News reader list
• Fagan Finder
• RSS compendium
• RSS Readers
• News Aggregators Directory

Types
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News Readers

• Types
• Commercial
• Browser-based
• Web-based

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News Readers

• Commercial
• FeedDemon
• SharpReader
• FeedReader
• newsgator

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News Readers

• Browser-based
• Firefox Sage
• Opera - Newsfeeds
• IE/Outlook Blogbot
• Microsoft Simple Sharing Extension

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News Readers

• Web-based
• Bloglines
• My Yahoo
• Google Reader
• Pluck

Get one!
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News Readers

• Lets get one!
• Bloglines
• Google
• Yahoo

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Bloglines
http//www.bloglines.com
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Bloglines sign up
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Bloglines search for feeds
Search or copy/paste URL of known website
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Bloglines
http//newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition
/entertainment/rss.xml
Search or copy/paste URL of known website
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Bloglines
Display options
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Bloglines Populate!
Feed List
Feed display
2 Frames
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Bloglines feeds frame
Feeds
Change options
Read no new posts
Unread One or more new posts
Favicon
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Bloglines feeds frame
Questions?
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Google Reader
http//www.google.com/reader/

• Access Google tools via Gmail account

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Google Reader
Search subscribe
Feed display
Navigate feeds
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Google Reader
RSS/XML feed
One-click subscription
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Google Reader
Questions?
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My Yahoo
http//my.yahoo.com/
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Yahoo My Yahoo
Sign in/up
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Yahoo My Yahoo
E-mail
Add feeds
Collapsible displays
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Yahoo My Yahoo
Search for content
Change layout
Add popular feeds
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Yahoo My Yahoo
Save format
One click subscription
Preview feeds
Customize
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Yahoo My Yahoo
Questions?