What are RSS Readers and News Aggregators?
RSS Readers and News Aggregators are online or offline applications that collect your feeds and group them together in a user-friendly environment. These applications are similar in appearance and function to email clients, such as Outlook Express, Mozilla Thunderbird, Google and Yahoo! Mail. Like most email clients these applications cost nothing. You may well have one already installed. To add feeds to your RSS Reader or Aggregator refer to the manufacturer’s website. Here are a few examples: To access your feeds online: Google Reader Bloglines BlogBridge To access your feeds offline, from your desktop: FeedDemon (Windows) NewzCrawler (Windows) Shrook (Mac) NetNewsWire (Mac) Do I need an RSS Reader or Aggregator to access my feeds? No. Most browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari allow you to gather feeds like you would bookmarks. Readers and Aggregators are tools for better managing your feeds; they automate the process of manually checking for new content. However they
