Frankly Speaking About RSS Readers

Frank Gruber, the mind behind the Somewhat Frank blog, subjected nine web-based RSS feed readers to a comparison and blogged about the best on TechCrunch. "Syndication is undoubtedly the heartbeat of the web 2.0 movement," substantial post on TechCrunch about online feed readers. A feed reader does the heavy lifting for a user, by scouring sites and collecting all the new items in feeds in the reader. Gruber did not include MyYahoo in his assessment, though he called it the "most widely used web-based reader." Online virtual desktops and portals like NetVibes and Live.com also did not fall under his purview. Nine purely online feed readers did, as listed here: •  Bloglines •  Google Reader •  News Alloy •  Pluck Web Edition •  FeedDemon," Gruber wrote. Tag: Add to document.write("Del.icio.us") | Yahoo! My Web Drag this to your Bookmarks. David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business.