Web Tech Plaza

Google Reader – In addition to tracking your feeds, Google’s popular RSS reader allows you to star items (like in Gmail), view trends in your feeds and reading habits, and recently added an option to read feeds offline. iGoogle – Formerly known as Google Personalized Home, iGoogle allows you to include RSS feeds as part of your custom start page. Netvibes - This personal homepage provider includes hundreds of “modules” you can add to your page from Hotmail to your Flickr photos, but also lets you create your own modules by simply entering an RSS feed URL. Pageflakes – Another personalized homepage provider, Pageflakes functions similar to Netvibes, letting you select from pre-made modules or create your own by adding an RSS feed. My Yahoo! – Still the most widely used custom homepage on the Web, My Yahoo now allows you to add RSS feeds alongside your weather, stock quotes, and news. Similar to Netvibes and Pageflakes, My Yahoo allows you to re-arrange your feeds with drag and drop f...

Omea - one of the most fully featured RSS readers out there; can get a little slow as its database grows; free in its basic version, also has a commercial, advanced version with more features Mozilla Thunderbird - Mozilla’s e-mail and RSS reader, supports skins and add-ons Awasu - RSS reader with a customizable user interface, the ability to synchronize with other readers, bookmarking and annotation, and republishing of your feeds GreatNews - integrates with Bloglines, and offers a very fast way to browse through your feeds RSS Bandit - RSS reader that offers organization of your feeds through folders, as well as synchronization across several installations IntraVNews - an RSS reader that integrates with Microsoft’s Outlook. SharpReader - requires .NET framework, lets you organize feeds into folders, integrates with Feedster, can display new items via system tray popups eCruiser - an RSS reader in Japanese Juice - a pretty basic RSS reader Opera - Opera web browser comes with...

Newsfire - RSS reader for OS X NetNewsWire - Newsgator’s RSS reader for the Mac comes in two flavors: commercial and free PixelNews - a commercial Mac OS X RSS reader that comes with a huge database of feeds Shrook - a Mac RSS reader which also has a web based version; supports synchronization, instant notifications via Growl, real time search, smart grouping and more Vienna - a freeware, open source RSS/Atom newsreader, with a built-in tabbed browser and the ability to customize feed display NewsLife - RSS reader for the Mac, pleasing to the eye, simple and easy to use Squeet - another Mac RSS reader, currently on hiatus

Liferea - RSS reader for Gnome users Akregator - RSS reader for KDE Straw - RSS reader for Gnome, supports RSS and ATOM, as well as exporting/importing OPML feeds Snownews - text based RSS reader for all you 1337 people AgileRSS - desktop aggregator that is able to display any RSS, ATOM, and XML news feed; also offers an RSS news ticker

Sage - RSS reader for Firefox, has a decent amount of options, allows CSS customization Wizz - a very advanced RSS reader for Firefox with a huge set of options RSS Ticker - an RSS ticker for Firefox with a large number of options Beatnik - simple RSS reader for Firefox BlogRovr - a Firefox plugin that brings you related news based on your feed choices and the website you’re currently visiting NewsFox - fully featured RSS reader for Firefox, with three panes; similar to Thunderbird InfoRSS - another RSS ticker for Firefox with a very comprehensive set of options Feedbar - Feedbar displays new live bookmarks items directly in your Firefox sidebar

Feedlist - a wordpress plugin that displays linked lists imported from an RSS or ATOM feed Feedsmith - redirects all RSS feeds on a Wordpress blog to the Feedburner feed. Fedafi RSS plugin - a plugin for Wordpress that creates a full text valid RSS 2.0 feed from your Wordpress blog and adds a style sheet, tracks subscribers and clicks on articles. BDP RSS aggregator - converts RSS feeds to Wordpress blog entries. Handy for creating an automatic blog. Sig2Feed - Wordpress plugin that lets you add a signature to your RSS feeds

Feed Validator – By entering your feed URL at Feed Validator, the service will literally translate your RSS to code and identify any potential problems. It works with versions of RSS up to 2.0. RSS 1.0 Validator – This validator for RSS 1.0 generates an HTML page identifying any errors. Redland RSS 1.0 Validator & Viewer – This validator offers a variety of display options for checking your feeds.

Feedblitz - one of the most popular RSS to e-mail converters. Supported by FeedBurner. Also has a Firefox plugin. ZapTXT - monitors feeds for certain terms and sends you notifications via e-mail. Also has a mobile version. R|Mail - offers simple subscription to any RSS feed, as well as an R|mail subscription widget which you can use on your site

RSSOwl - works on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux. Offers, among other features, a multi-pane, highly customizable interface, OPML and blogroll import, internal browser, and a search engine. BottomFeeder Rich-featured multiplatform RSS reader (works on Linux as well as Windows and OS X), supports CSS customization, OPML import/export, and plugins. BlogBridge - open source RSS aggregator that allows you to create dynamic feed reading lists

SearchFeedr - RSS feed search, supports Yahoo!, Google, MSN Live and Altavista FeedCycle - bundles feeds into “episodes” and delivers them on a scheduled/daily basis FeedCrier - brings RSS feeds to your instant messenger Clicky’s RSS feed - Clicky is a web analytics tool which can deliver analytics results via an RSS feed RSS Panel X - a Greasemonkey script that displays RSS, Atom, hAtom and OPML directly from originating website FeedForAll - create and edit RSS feeds and podcasts Radio UserLand - a combination of a publishing platform and a news aggregator Custom Reader - a white label RSS reader solution, ready to be branded to your liking Chaos Wallpaper - RSS reader and wallpaper changer in one FireAnt - RSS reader focused on podcasts, vidcasts, and media NewsAloud - converts RSS feeds to voice RSS2PDF - converts RSS feeds to PDF format Dapper - creates an RSS feed from any website Feedity - another RSS generator that can generate an RSS feed from any website RSSMicro...

NewsGator Go! – NewsGator’s mobile version syncs with user’s online accounts, allowing you to read their feeds on the go for $29.95. LiteFeeds – Once downloaded to your phone, LiteFeeds allows you to browse your feeds, email articles to friends, or bookmark them to your del.icio.us account. Egress – This program for Windows Mobile sports a clean UI and also supports podcasts. Egress is available for $12.95. Mobispine – Mobispine is a free Java application for reading your feeds on your mobile. The service also includes a web component where users can add feeds to the Mobispine database, see related feeds, and leave comments. Quick News – Designed for Palm OS, Quick News lets you download feeds either via a HotSync or a direct internet connection for later use, which enables offline (or out of coverage) reading. Bloglines Mobile – The popular web-based reader also offers a browser-based mobile version to access your feeds without downloading anything. FeederReader – This applicat...

Feedburner - the obvious one. Recently acquired by Google, FeedBurner has become the de facto standard for RSS feed management, offering a huge set of features, including detailed analytics, chicklets, feed optimization and ad insertion. WebPasties - a set of RSS-related tools, including some feed management features FeedPass - creates a nice landing page for your feeds