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RSS Readers
Which RSS reader application do I need to read RSS feeds?
The advent of RSS feed has helped facilitate the ease with which Internet users can access the latest entry to the blogs that they are subscribed to. However, this has become possible because of RSS readers, which are a part of RSS syndication. An indication of the degree of impact RSS syndication has had is evidenced by the proliferation of browsers that now offer built-in RSS readers, giving the user an easy "one-click" ability to subscribe to your RSS feed. Internet Explorer 7 (encompassing 17% of the market already in 2.07), Mozilla( 31.2 % market share in 2.07) and Safari (2% in 2.07) all offer their users the convenience of a built-in RSS reader. All you need to do is simply click on the highlighting orange RSS/XML buttons present on all websites that publish an RSS feed. Users of these browsers immediately get an alert by these web browsers if there is a feed available that they can subscribe to. Internet Explorer is the most widely used web browser, so, the release of IE7 has propelled the RSS feed popularity and consumption of content via RSS to unprecedented heights. See more details here.
Now consider this, there will be an estimated 400 million computers sold in America alone in the next year, all of them packing Microsoft's new operating system, Vista. Microsoft has implemented RSS readers not only in their new Vista operating system but also in the widely used, market saturated Outlook E-mail. You can safely consider those 400 million users as potential customers who will be able to easily subscribe to your site's RSS feed.
Consumption of content via RSS subscription is dramatically on the rise because easy and quick availability of information updates have made users more reliant on the Internet. Recently, The New York Times reported a 347% increase in traffic to their site that is directly attributable to RSS alone. More interestingly, with time, numbers are showing sharp upward trends for virtually all publishers of RSS feeds. Today, RSS feed has become the preferred way that Internet users choose to read and consume content. Undoubtedly, RSS readers have played a significant role in driving the trend, and therefore traffic, to wherever the RSS feed publisher determines. It can be anywhere; either to a specific landing page, or to any web page on the Internet, or on their site specifically.
Also known by aggregators, these RSS readers can be found in any form, like desktop applications or a browser based web application. Below, we provide some of the most popular desktop RSS feed readers and web based feed readers that you can choose from, to read your RSS feed:
FeedDEmon is considered as the most advanced desktop application in the current market. The high preference given to this application is credited to its extremely robust performance and easy to understand interface. Additionally, it has a built in tabbed web browser. Another feature involves podcasting support. FeedDemon is built to run on windows machines. www.bradsoft.com/feeddemon/
NewsGator is another popular web-based service that can be accessed with any browser. This service allows users to subscribe to multiple feeds and set many alert preferences. What makes this service most interesting is its ability to tie into Microsoft Outlook. This incredible combination offers several levels of service from a free level, all the way up to a corporate level coupled with many advanced capabilities. www.newsgator.com
This is a preferred choice of users among windows desktop applications. This application has been found very robust and offers a great user experience to its users. www.mynewstogo.com
Newsburst is a free web based RSS reader from CNET. It is free and easy to use. www.newsburst.com/8066-10631-0.html
RSS, Blog & Podcasting Directories
The cyber world possess thousands of search engines today but 90% of traffic still comes from the top 5 search engines. Though the list given below doesn't contain everything on the web, it singles out 12 of the most important XML directories. There are more than 100 directories that can give you a considerable competitive advantage and benefit your RSS feed from a visibility standpoint if you have submitted to all of them.
Bloglines www.bloglines.com
Syndica8 www.syndic8.com
Technorati www.technorati.com
Moreover w.moreover.com
Yahoo dir.yahoo.com
Feedster www.feedster.com
Blogwise www.blogwise.com
Newsisfree www.newsisfree.com
Daypop www.daypop.com
Newsgator www.newsgator.com
Blogdigger Blogdigger
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