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What is RSS?
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and it really is very simple and very useful. RSS is text-based format, a type of XML for content distribution.
When a website
has an RSS feed, it is said to be "syndicated." RSS
feeds are available free from thousands of news organizations, magazines,
newsletters, hobbyists' sites and more. Let’s say you like checking
blogs or other news sites daily. Instead of checking all of your favorite
blogs each day, all you need to do is use an RSS reader to get all of
the updates in one place.
Sites that have an RSS feed will usually display one of these images: 
An RSS reader is also called a news aggregator, and that’s what it does: it aggregates recent news, website updates, or blog posts into one spot so that you can read them much more efficiently.
There are many different RSS readers out there. Some are downloaded applications, others are web-based. Either will work fine.
- What is RSS: A tutorial introductions to feeds and aggregators
- All About RSS
- RSS for Non-Techie Librarians
- WebReference on RSS
- Finding the right RSS for you - from Microsoft
- All RSS Compendium - All about RSS including RSS reader directory
- Feed Rinse - Filter RSS feeds
- Feed Subscription Button Maker
- Feed Icons
- Feed Button - one button for all XML/RSS Readers
- Add This! - Social Bookmark and Feed Button
- RSS2GIF - RSS to image convertor
- RSS Compendium
- Blogdigger - RSS/ATOM search sngine
- BlogPluse
- Blogstreet
- Complete RSS - RSS feed search for news feeds and blogs
- Daypop - a current events/weblog/news search engine
- Easy RSS
- ez2News
- Fast Buzz News
Free Dictionary's Directory of RSS Feeds
Feedster -
RSS search engine- Morenews.be - read news from hundreds of sources
- NewsXS
- News Is FREE - server based
- PLAZOO - The RSS Search Engine for News Feeds and Blogs
- Rocket News - Breaking News & Weblog search engine
- Search 4 RSS - The RSS Search Engine
- Syndic8 - directory of RSS Feeds which contains more than NewsisFree
- Technorati
- Topix.net- put in zip code for local news
- Waypath - Blog Disovery Engine
- 2RSS.com - Directory, Software & Articles
RSS/ATOM NewsReaders (for Windows)
Desktop RSS News Aggregators .... Web-Based RSS News Readers
Hybrid RSS Aggregators .... RSS
Firefox Extension & Outlook/IE Plug-ins
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Desktop RSS News Aggregators
- Agent Newsreader & Free Agent
- Aggie
- AmphetaDesk - syndicated aggregator
- Awasu
- BlogBridges - open-source news feed and blog aggregation system
- Blog Express by UseableLabs.com
- Stardock's Blog Navigator
- BottomFeeder
- CITA RSS Aggregator
- Deskshare
- Desktop Google Reader - a very basic reader under development
- EffNews RSS Reader - minimalist RSS reader
FeedDemon by
Bradbury Software- FeedGarner - RSS aggregator that uses .NET Framework
- Feedreader.com - Totally FREE& light-weight RSS/ATOM Newsreader
- Great News - The Fast, Intelligent reader
- Headline Viewer
- iPodderX - now avaliable for windows! - DOWN
- LazyFeed - Topic-based reader
- MicroPlanet Gravity - Usenet newsreader
- NewzCrawler
- NewsDesk from WildGrade
- NewsFeed - RSS/RDF/Atom Reader and Aggregator written for UNIX-like OS including Windows
- NewsPiper - RSS Reader & News Ticker
- Newzie - provides news highlights, slideshow and a popip notifier, and pocasts
- NewzSpider
- nntp//rss - a Java-based bridge between RSS feeds and NNTP clients
- Nutshell - fully skinnable interface and includes a Ticker Bar
- Popuload - RSS Reader Bar
- RDF-Ticker for Windows
RSS Bandit - written in .NET Framework
and can be stored on a web server- RSS Notifier - cross-platform RSS notifier written in Java and sits in the system tray
- RSS Viewer - cross-platform RSS aggregator written in Java
- RSS 2 PDF - Free Online RSS, Atom or OPML to PDF Generator
- RSSOwl - A Java RSS/RDF/Atom newsreader
- RSS Reader
- RSS Xpress
- RSS Point
- Share Fire Reader
SharpReader- Snafar - The Best Way to Read & Manage RSS Feeds
- Syndirella - .NET Application
- ThinFeeder - Java RSS aggregator
- Top Feed - Java-Based RSS aggregator
- UniveRSS - a 3D Vista RSS Reader
- Vox Lite
Win RSS - sits quietly
in your system tray and checks your favorite web sites for updates- wTicker - a heavyweight RSS/Atom aggregator with lots of features
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Web-based RSS News Aggregators
- 24eyes - The Premium RSS Dashboard on the Internet.
- BigBlogZoo - aggregates and categorises nearly 80,000 feeds
Bloglines- Blox0r - rich web-client application. Is XUL-based and only supports Gecko browsers
- FeedBlendr - blends all your all of your favorite RSS feeds into one aggregate feed
- FeedFeeds
- FeedLounge
Feedreader.net- FeedMarker - a free, Web based RSS/ATOM aggregator and bookmarks manager.
- FeedShake - merging, sorting and filtering multiple RSS feeds
- Feed-Tank
- Fwicki RSS Reader
Google
Reader - gritWire
- Koz Codes: Feed Your Reader, using RSS Discovery in Firefox
- LiveFavorites - web based manager
- MediaTurner - Flash-based rich media reader and player
- metaRSS.com - iFeed
- Newshutch
NewsMonster - closs-platform web log manager with a brain! and runs in your web browser.- Polstergeist
- ResearchBuzz - Keyword-Based RSS Feed Generator
- Riki Reader
- Rojo
- rMail - an email based news reader
- RSS Feed: the online RSS reader
- RSS Freaks
- RssFwd - rss-to-email service
- RSS Reader Live
- side4
- SimplyHeadlines - Newspaper in your email
- SpeedyFeed - Social Syndication
- Streamy
- SYFACiL - RSS reader, bookmark manager, and file upload manager with cross-browser support. It also offers an IE toolbar with additional functionality.
- TagCloud - create and manage clouds with content you are interested in, and lets you publish them on your own website.
- Top5websites.com RSS Feed Viewer
- uFeed
- Waggr - fastest web-based rss news aggregator
- Voyage - 3D RSS Feeds
- Web Feed Reader
- Web RSS Reader - from Toolbar, Inc.
- Web RSS Reader - from Plech.net
- YouPod
- zFeeder
- SuprGlu - online service that creates a page for you based on your various RSS and Atom feeds
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Hybrid RSS Aggregators
- Feed on Feeds - server side personal RSS & ATOM aggregator
- Lilina
- Gregarius
- Newspipe
- Planet! Planet!
- reBlog
- Rippy the Aggregator
- RNews
- Urchin
In order to use one of these aggregators you need to run your own HTTP server or a host server that supports PHP and SQL.
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RSS Mozilla/Firefox Extension & Outlook/IE Plug-Ins
- Aggreg8 - open-source Mozilla/Firefox Extension
- Habari Xenu - Mozilla/Firefox Extension orginally based on Aggreg8
- Attensa - plug in for IE & Outlook
- FeedMail - Email over RSS
- FeedScout - RSS toolbar for IE
- My RSS Toolbar for Internet Explorer
- intraVnews - Feed Reader & RSS Aggregator for Outlook
- Lektora - RSS & Blog Reader integrated in Firefox & IE
- Newsfox for Firefox
NewsGator -
web based reader & mobile & Outlook
edition - R Mail - Feed in your inbox RSS
- RSS Popper - add-in for Outlook
- RSS2Exchange - allows you to publish your own specific news pages directly into MS Exchange Public Folders.
- RSS Site Index Panel - a generic user script for any website,. It's purpose is to display a little floating panel at the top left of the page.
- Squeet - Free Email RSS Reader
- Wizz RSS News Reader - Firefox Extension, also can be used to publish feeds on any website.
- RSS Text to Speech
FeedBurner- Feed for All
- FeedTier - web feeds generator for web pages without an existing syndication format.
- Feed to Javasript
- Feed Yes - give RSS feeds to sites without RSS feeds
- HitRSS - Web-Based RSS Wizard
- Page2RSS - Create an RSS feed for anywebpage
- RSS WebPage Creator
- myRSS - turns any webpage into a live feed
- RSS Feed Generator Program by List Garden
- RSS Tutorial - for Content Publishers and Webmasters
- RSSxl - Convert an HTML Web Page to RSS
- Userland RSS Validator
- Feed Validator - for ATOM and RSS
- How to create an RSS 2.0 Feed
- RSS Validator for Firefox
- xFruits - free web service that lets you aggregate multiple feeds, publish feeds into mobile-friendly and e-mail versions
- Feed Mix & Feed Editor
- EvilRSS - turn Google search results in to RSS feeed
- FeedYes! - Create a feed without a feed
- Quick Guide to Creating RSS Feeds