https://www.makeuseof.com MUO is your guide to modern tech. Learn how to make use of the tech and gadgets around you, and discover cool stuff on the internet. Wed, 11 Dec 2019 20:00:12 GMT en-US hourly 60 With so many movies rumored, produced, and released every day, it can be hard to keep on top of them all. Fortunately, there are plenty of movie RSS feeds that deliver all the news to your favorite reader.

]]> Wed, 11 Dec 2019 20:00:12 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/4-rss-feeds-for-the-movies-addict/ If you're a tech enthusiast of a certain age, you can still recall the following: "Wait, I can check my email in a browser?"

]]> Mon, 30 Oct 2017 23:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/self-host-popular-web-apps/ Lots of sites nowadays don't offer RSS (what's RSS?) or other news feeds. Getting an RSS feed for an RSS-less site sucks. That's because the majority of feed creating services rely on web crawlers or web scrapers. Web crawlers/scrapers vary in quality. Some function on specific kinds of sites but not others. Of the many kinds of products out there, Kimono [No Longer Available] offers the most amount of versatility but with a fair amount of complexity, relative to services like Page2RSS.

]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2015 19:30:06 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/turn-website-rss-feed/ Content curation is the talk of all digital marketers. For many people it's still a mystery.

]]> Mon, 11 May 2015 20:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-tools-for-curating-knowledge-publishing-shareable-content/ When Google Reader died in 2013, some people thought that RSS would die with it. Fortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the numbers show that RSS is still alive and will remain that way for years to come.

]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2015 16:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-minimalist-rss-readers-still-news-feed-game/ RSS has taken some big hits recently. Of course, people have been announcing the death of RSS pretty much since it came into existence, but when Google Reader bit the dust on July 1st, 2013, many were ready to place a wreath at the headstone and walk away.

]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2015 22:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/rss-dead-look-numbers/ An ancient Web technology beats the pants off news delivery from social media. In truth, Facebook and Google+ don't deliver true news. Social media content arrives late and at random; it's not tailored to your needs and lacks organization. Many denizens of Facebook don't know that a better technology exists that absolutely thrashes social media in efficiency, organization and utility. Just three simple words can change the way you use and consume information – forever: Really Simple Syndication, or RSS.

]]> Fri, 18 Jul 2014 21:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/what-is-rss-and-how-can-it-improve-your-life/ Google Reader is ash. Feedly has gone to town as a worthy replacement. But if you are still not in the place where you want to be with a feedreader, give Inoreader a second glance.

]]> Tue, 08 Jul 2014 19:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/inoreader-fast-functional-rss-reader-talking/ Looking for a news reader app for Windows Phone that can be tailored to display only the news you want and need? Weave News Reader (free or $9.99 for an ad-free premium version) is the answer.

]]> Tue, 25 Feb 2014 02:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/get-latest-news-windows-phone-weave/ When Google Reader was retired, Feedly became the replacement for many users. Now Feedly has pushed out an update for its iOS app, which includes great new features such as speed reading, a night theme, and a whole new design for the iPad. These features have already been on the Android app for a couple of weeks.

]]> Mon, 20 Jan 2014 22:30:54 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ios-feedly-app-gets-speed-reading-night-theme-new-ipad-design/ Feedly has come out with a new URL shortening service that it hopes will foster more sharing and also promote its own RSS reader service. You can recognize it as feedly.com/e. A default URL shortener built into the popular reader application will also help Feedly users pack in more when they share something via Twitter. The feature is available for both free and pro customers of the service.

]]> Mon, 20 Jan 2014 08:30:33 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/feedly-launches-url-shortener-sharing-read-rss/ The Google News downloading service NewsToEbook now works with Feedly. With it you can download your unread items from Feedly to an EPUB or MOBI ebook file, which you can then read on your offline e-reader. Kindle, Kobo, Nook and even your tablet all support one format or the other, so this will work for you.

]]> Fri, 17 Jan 2014 05:30:11 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/read-feedly-offline-download-unread-items-to-an-ebook/ Last week, Feedly rolled out a controversial new "feature" -- hijacking feed links to steal traffic from millions of bloggers.

]]> Thu, 12 Dec 2013 17:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/feedly-was-stealing-your-content-heres-the-story-and-their-code/ As we're constantly on the hunt for the perfect RSS reader, since Google Reader's demise, a lot of decent alternatives have come up. Whether it's turning to Feedly (which is pretty popular for many reasons), Digg Reader (which we've reviewed here) or even re-purposing Evernote -- there's really no end to interesting and compelling alternatives.

]]> Thu, 21 Nov 2013 03:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-use-gmail-as-an-rss-reader/ Sometimes, does it feel that reading stories in your RSS feed reader is like trying to take a sip of water from a fire hose? Wouldn't it be nice to isolate stories from your favorite websites that are only focused on the topics you like or are written by the authors you enjoy the most? Well, a new feed customizing service is now available that makes it possible to do exactly that.

]]> Fri, 15 Nov 2013 03:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/specificfeeds-lets-you-syndicate-and-subscribe-to-customized-rss-updates/ When Google Reader shut down earlier this year, the world of RSS went into a temporary craze. At the time, there were few - if any - good alternatives to Google Reader. It was just that good. Fast forward a few months into the post-Google Reader era and the landscape isn't so bad with newcomers like AOL Reader (our review) and our favorite, Feedly, for which we even have a guide.

]]> Thu, 07 Nov 2013 18:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/feedly-the-fast-and-easy-way-to-read-rss-feeds-on-android/ Digg went from being one of the biggest Internet sensations, to being reportedly sold off for a mere $500,000. At its height, Digg was a major traffic driver for websites before Twitter and Facebook went mainstream. Sites wanted to be featured on the Digg front page because it resulted in a traffic explosion known as the 'Digg Effect.' Last year, MakeUseOf's Dave Parrack took a look at the big Digg revamp, as the site has attempted to regain its former glory.

]]> Wed, 06 Nov 2013 18:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/digg-reader-is-a-beautifully-minimal-alternative-to-feedly/ Back in July, Google Reader bit the dust, and RSS lovers everywhere flocked to Feedly in droves. Feedly is really great, and a lot of people actually think that it's better than Google Reader, but what if you don't like Feedly? Or what if Feedly decide to close their doors, just like Google Reader did? Where can you go then? Well, the answer in both scenarios is Tiny Tiny RSS.

]]> Fri, 01 Nov 2013 17:30:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/get-the-perfect-self-hosted-feedreader-solution-with-tiny-tiny-rss/ Many RSS users complain of information overload with too many RSS feeds cluttering their inbox. Fortunately, a number of RSS organization tools can tame even the wildest of feed collections. Some of the most effective methods include using "folders" and "views" in aggregators, filtering web apps, and prioritization tools.

]]> Fri, 25 Oct 2013 21:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/too-many-rss-feeds-use-these-tools-to-make-reading-easier/ §1–Introduction to Feedly

]]> Mon, 14 Oct 2013 22:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/unofficial-guide-to-feedly-better-than-google-reader/ If you are a power RSS reader, I'm sure you mourned the passing of Google Reader a few months back. But once we were past the initial gnashing and wailing of teeth, we began to search for replacements. A lot of my colleagues swear by Feedly or Digg, but I never really melded with either of them. Instead, I was looking for something really simple, minimalist, and perhaps similar in appearance and functionality to Google Reader. And something that just worked. I'm afraid I'm rather picky about what web apps and software I will continue using.

]]> Mon, 07 Oct 2013 21:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/bazqux-reader-a-worthy-minimalist-replacement-to-google-reader/ Evernote's flexibility allows the service to be used in a wide variety of ways. A while back we took a look at how you can transform Evernote into a blogging platform in a few simple steps, while we also introduced you to ten interesting and unique ways you can use Evernote -- from using it to save classified ads to saving photos of your takeout menus. We're big fans, so we're always looking for creative and unique ways to get more out of Evernote's features, as you can see from our Evernote manual.

]]> Mon, 16 Sep 2013 22:30:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/turn-evernote-into-an-rss-reader-in-a-few-easy-steps/ You can once again use RSS feeds to have all Google Alert notifications delivered to your feed reader of choice. Google Alerts has reactivated the option, which had disappeared following the shuttering of Google Reader a few months back. Coupled with the usual email digests, this returns to you the RSS option that was favored by many who wanted to keep their inboxes decluttered.

]]> Fri, 13 Sep 2013 22:00:18 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/rss-support-returns-to-google-alerts-after-demise-of-google-reader/ You used to relax in the morning with a warm cup of coffee, reading your favorite blog, until your life took over and changed everything. You even had time to browse and meander through several of your favorite blogs. Then life happened. You got busy, or you got a promotion, and your mornings transformed into a busy time where you need to race through emails before the workday started. Thankfully, RSS feeds are a savior for the worker - a way to sort of auto-browse all of those headlines without the need to click and read each one.

]]> Wed, 28 Aug 2013 22:40:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/4-tools-to-display-rss-feed-updates-directly-on-your-windows-desktop/ Dying for an RSS aggregator superior to Google Reader? With the right browser extensions, Feedly steamrolls the competition. Its extensions and other tricks can open articles in background tabs, add saved articles to Evernote and more! Best of all, it’s free!

]]> Thu, 22 Aug 2013 17:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/secret-feedly-hacks-open-articles-in-tabs-integrate-with-evernote-and-more/ You are most likely aware by now that Google Reader is dead. You may have moved on to Feedly, like many of our readers, or one of the other great Google Reader alternatives. But what happens if your chosen service decides to call it quits? Or what happens if their servers go down? The only 100% reliable way to not have your hopes and dreams crushed by another RSS service is to host your own. That's where Sismics Reader comes in.

]]> Mon, 12 Aug 2013 21:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/sismics-reader-a-simple-local-alternative-to-google-reader/ Now that Google Reader is but a distant memory, the fight for the future of RSS is truly on. One of the most notable products fighting the good fight is Feedly, a powerful RSS reader about which David Pogue of the New York Times quipped, "Feedly is what you needly." We've reviewed Feedly's Firefox add-on, and even its iOS app way back in 2011.

]]> Sat, 20 Jul 2013 00:00:03 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/feedly-reviewed-what-makes-it-such-a-popular-google-reader-replacement/ Like a phoenix, Google Reader’s death led to its resurrection. After its death, half-a-dozen alternatives arose from Google Reader's ashes – some of which barely work. Others, however, eclipse even Google Reader’s functionality. One such beta software comes from a surprising source: America Online, or AOL.

]]> Thu, 18 Jul 2013 00:00:43 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/aol-reader-feedly-competitor-or-a-google-reader-alternative-runner-up/ As Google Reader has shut down its RSS reader, there has been a lot of talk about where to go next. Many alternatives have been suggested, and Feedly seems to be one of the most popular options to have benefited from Google's decision. That said, there is another service which recently launched its public beta and might be worth giving a spin. Noowit is not a traditional RSS reader by any means. While it allows you to add individual RSS feeds of your choice, it also allows you to add topics, sub-topics and authors, to create a personalized magazine much like Flipboard.

]]> Tue, 09 Jul 2013 04:00:13 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/noowit-a-solid-flipboard-alternative-that-helps-you-create-personalized-magazines/ With all the recent news of Google shutting down its very popular feed reader, a lot of waves have been made in tech news. Anytime something like this happens, there is an opportunity to fill the gap, but the competition is fierce and the window is small, so those looking to solve the problem must act fast before a competing company beats them to it.

]]> Tue, 02 Jul 2013 01:30:57 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-apps-and-services-that-can-tap-into-the-feedly-cloud/ §1–Introduction

]]> Thu, 27 Jun 2013 19:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/newspaper-2-0-your-guide-to-rss/ I admit it. I'm officially obsessed with Google Spreadsheet. Like many technologies and devices, I took my good old time getting around to giving it the old college try. Well, a few months ago I finally pulled myself away from my beloved Excel, and decided to see what sorts of things I could accomplish with Google Spreadsheet. To say that I was surprised would be an understatement. I was floored.

]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:30:14 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/create-an-rss-feed-reader-google-spreadsheet/ Right when the bad news hit the web, MakeUseOf was quick to bring our readers information and alternatives regarding the eventual closing of Google Reader. Google Reader was my web-based RSS reader of choice and it still shocks me that they've come to the decision to part ways with it, but we've got to accept it and adjust.

]]> Tue, 04 Jun 2013 06:30:01 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/only-one-more-month-turn-google-reader-into-commafeed-or-reedah-in-a-few-steps/ The RSS game is wide open. RSS aggregators are back in the feeding frenzy. But then, the tribe of feed readers was already there…we mostly had time for the king. Google Reader will be dead in a couple of months. Long live the King! Now, it's time to look at the princelings. We have looked at quite a few interesting Google Reader alternatives. Feedly is perhaps the heir apparent. Then there are the interesting characters like FeedRoller and FeedBooster. Throw in some slicker Google Reader wannabes and you have your crowd.

]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 20:31:20 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/local-reader-6-excellent-rss-extensions-for-chrome/ As mournfully described in verse by Justin, Google Reader has flown the coop. However, dear readers, this is not a time to cry. It is not a time to lament. It is not even a time to rise up in anger. Instead, it is a time for change.

]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:31:29 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/swim-in-the-sea-of-rss-curated-content-alternatives-to-google-reader/ The company which has its many and varied tentacles wrapped tightly around all four corners of the Web recently announced the culling of Google Reader. This decision annoyed many people, some of whom immediately began looking around for alternative RSS readers. The chances of Google culling other services in the future are high, as the company has these spring cleans regularly.

]]> Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:31:37 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/what-should-have-been-culled-instead-of-google-reader-you-told-us/ The grave has been dug for Google Reader. It's almost dead and gone, and I'll surely miss it. It definitely surprised me to hear that they were putting an end to this beloved service, but it didn't worry me. Savvy folks like you and I will always know of alternatives. You should see this as an opportunity, not a letdown. Maybe you'll find something new that you would have liked more than Google Reader all along.

]]> Sun, 31 Mar 2013 06:31:34 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/feedroller-one-of-the-most-interesting-ways-to-read-your-rss-feeds-windows/ Google Reader is sun-setting and shutting down on July 1st. Like most Google services, it was free – and in a world where many Web services are free, it's easy to forget that developers need to eat, too. If you're not the one paying for their lunch, then the money comes from advertisers. And that means you're the product, not the customer: Those developers will use what they know about you to tailor ads that are likely to be relevant to you.

]]> Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:00:08 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/feedbin-a-google-reader-replacement-that-may-be-worth-2-per-month/ Google Reader is dead. By July the Internet's premier RSS service is shutting down forever, leaving users to find Google Reader alternatives on their own.

]]> Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:30:37 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/google-readers-end-is-nigh-prepare-with-these-alternative-rss-readers/ Download your Google Reader feeds – or the individual RSS feed of any website – as an ebook. NewsToebook is a free service that connects to your Google Account, downloads any feed you like and even marks the things it downloads as read. With output for EPUB and MOBI, it supports basically every eReader on the market, and can even directly convert an RSS feed to an eBook if you're not a Google Reader user.

]]> Sun, 24 Feb 2013 01:31:23 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-download-your-google-reader-feeds-as-an-epub-or-mobi-file/ Add a beautiful, Metro-style Google Reader app to Windows 8. If you like your reading experience to be clean, quick and smooth – and you're a recent convert to Windows 8 – this is the app you've been looking for. It even comes with offline reading support.

]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:00:52 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-use-google-reader-metro-style-with-nextgen-windows-8/ At a very basic level there are really three major components to the World Wide Web and the information we get from it. Google, Facebook, and...well...porn. Seriously, porn accounts for over one-third of all Internet traffic. That pretty much leaves the other two thirds to Google and Facebook. Google gets the lion's share of that.

]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:00:06 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/bring-the-news-to-life-with-these-slick-google-reader-alternatives/ RSS feed readers are still the best way to access and manage your favorite website article updates and topical interests. And while I recommend Google Reader as the best baseline RSS feed manager, attractively designed Mac desktop and iOS mobile applications like Reeder for the iPad [No Longer Available] make the browsing and reading experience even better.

]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:50 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/reeder-a-classy-rss-feed-reader-ipad/ If you don't want to download a desktop app to use as your Twitter client, there are a few interesting browser-based apps and extensions that can do a great job of offering you all the key features needed to interact with your friends and followers. Persona, a free Chrome app, is not only a great Twitter client, but also offers users a slick interface to keep up with their Facebook accounts as well as RSS feeds.

]]> Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:31:48 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/persona/ Mobile devices are merely the product of convergence: telegraphs, telephones, letters, newspapers, magazines, and books are now all in one paper-thin package (not to mention video games, maps, and other virtual tools). Because of that, content creators are issued the burden of packaging the same material in a variety of ways. For instance, while some websites may look amazing on your laptop, their mobile counterparts may not.

]]> Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:30:30 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/sync-rss-feeds-to-iphone-byline/ For me, RSS feeds are the ideal way to keep up to date with all the websites I'm interested in - a centralised news-pool, so you don't have to check your browser every five minutes just to stay on top of the news. Google Reader does a great job organizing your RSS feeds, and Reeder wonderfully integrates Google Reader on your Mac.

]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 02:31:14 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-great-menu-bar-apps-to-stay-on-top-of-your-rss-feeds/ The ultimate tablet magazine is ready for your Android. Long an iPad-only offering, Flipboard arrived for Android tablets in December – and I've barely put my tablet down since. With the ability to pull in content from thousands of sites, Flipboard can also access your Google Reader, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook accounts, meaning everything you care about on the web is literally at your fingertips.

]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:30:42 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/flipboard-for-android-tablets-is-finally-here-heres-how-it-works/ RSS, which means Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary depending on who you ask, is a popular way to receive news updates from your favorite websites. You can pick and choose which updates you want and they’re amalgamated into a central "inbox" of sorts, allowing you to read your news at your convenience. With smartphones, you can now do all of this through apps.

]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:31:07 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/rss-android-news-reader-app-free/ Recently, after using the Google RSS feed reader for years without second thought, I started looking around at other readers. It’s not that I’m not loyal or even that I don’t like Google Reader, but using only Google Reader has been like eating only vanilla ice cream for years, and let’s face it, who wants to eat only vanilla ice cream when there’s so much goodness to be had?

]]> Tue, 22 Jan 2013 01:01:35 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/brief-rss-feed-reader-for-firefox/ Bamboo Feed Reader [No Longer Available] is a Firefox extension that brings all your favorite RSS and Atom feeds together for a convenient reading experience. When it comes to reading your feeds, the most common solutions are the ever-popular Google Reader, and other Web and mobile apps such as Flipboard, Pulse and others. While I have no bad words to say about any of these options, they might be a bit extravagant and over the top to some.

]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:00:26 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/read-your-feeds-with-bamboo-feed-reader-firefox/ RSS is one of those web technologies that boomed many years ago but isn’t a top priority anymore. With the advent of widespread social networking, many users end up getting their updates through emails and site-specific news feeds. But for blogs, which are still on a popularity rise, RSS is one of the best ways to aggregate news updates.

]]> Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:00:55 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/omea-reader-free-rss-client-newsgroup-aggregator-windows/ Are you sick of sites like Facebook and Google+ keeping your activities secret in their private walled garden? Does your participation in new social networks depend on whether you can share that information with more than just the people within that network? Since Google+ doesn't offer the RSS feeds themselves, some of us are always hunting for ways to get the information out.

]]> Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:35 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ways-google-rss-feeds/ Flush away the crap you don't need in Google Reader and get back to what's important - reading. "Google Reader Readable" is both a Chrome extension and a userstyle that removes basically everything from Google Reader except for you what you want - the article you're reading right now and your lists of feeds.

]]> Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:31:38 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/easily-strip-unnecessary-clutter-google-reader/ Do you love Chrome, but miss having live RSS feeds in your bookmark toolbar and menus? Foxish brings this famous Firefox feature to Chrome, and it's only a click away. Firefox has, for ages, offered built-in support for RSS feeds. Showing up essentially as folders in Firefox's bookmark menu and toolbar, RSS feeds in Firefox make it easy to keep up with blogs and other websites that regularly update.

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:01:42 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/add-firefoxstyle-rss-feeds-foxish-google-chrome/ Listen, if you're not using RSS and an application like Google Reader, you're doing news the hard way. If you're not getting instant updates on everything that is relevant to you, you're doing things the slow and inefficient way.

]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:31:59 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/desktop-rss-update-notifications-feed-notifier-windows/ Are you the kind of person that keeps up with the latest news? If you are, then you will be familiar with RSS feeds. One of the most well-known names in the realm of online RSS clients is Google Reader. Even though the service has gradually improved its interface, it's still just lists of texts.

]]> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:31:32 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/add-style-interactivity-to-your-google-reader-with-newssquares-chrome/ When I first went looking for a suitable news and RSS reader for my iPhone, I had two prerequisites – no price tag (the feeds are free, after all) and Google Reader integration. At the time Feedly was a paid download, and my unwillingness to pay for content I was already getting for free (albeit in an attractive wrapper) put me off.

]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:30:57 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/feedly-mobile-news-google-reader-feeds-stylish-app-ios-android/ Music discovery websites seem to have exploded in popularity lately. There are music discovery social networks, desktop applications and even online music stations. You can actually even resort to using YouTube and iTunes’ iMix features to discover new songs. There are, indeed, many free ways to discover new music easily.

]]> Mon, 09 May 2011 19:30:42 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-4-rss-music-feeds-tunes-day/ News reading is becoming a trend again, thanks to the iPad and its list of available beautiful news readers: Flipboard, Zite, and Pulse, to name a few. They give new life to the old news feeding technology and shows us that tablets and mobile devices are natural born news readers. If you look at the available alternatives, it seems that most of the good readers are made only for iOS devices. But there are exceptions, and one of them is Taptu: a multi-platform mobile news feed reader and curator available for iOS and Android.

]]> Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:31:30 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/taptu-multiplatform-mobile-news-reader-curator-ios-android/ Google Reader is yet another reason to love Google: it's free, offers unlimited features and is very flexible. It also has a very powerful search platform that makes it easy to explore your feed archives. I rely on Google Reader to monitor all my blog subscriptions, track my online reputation, store my personal Twitter updates as well as Twitter search archives, and more.

]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:31:53 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/2-effective-ways-browse-google-reader-feeds/ Even though I love spending time every day reading news stories on my favorite news sites, or visiting my favorite blogs, I've never really been able to get into the whole RSS feed reader thing. For a while, I tried using Google Reader, but I found that while it works really well, it didn't sort, organize or filter the news stories the way I wanted.

]]> Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:31:22 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/blog-reading-hoot-rss-owl/ I bet you've got lots of feeds in Google Reader. Maybe you have so many feeds that you've turned off the unread count so it doesn't drive you mad. You've probably organised them into folders so you can read feeds according to your mood. Yet, if you're anything like me, you probably still just never get around to really reading those feeds often enough.

]]> Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:31:04 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-great-ways-read-google-reader-feeds/ Recently, I've been suffering from major "app" overload. At one point in the past month, I had Digsby alerting me with Facebook and Twitter updates, Firefox plugins alerting me with Gmail updates, and I used Google Reader to check for updates from my favorite blogs.

]]> Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:30:15 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/rss-bandit-feed-online/ With all the attention and buzz around social networks, some people predicted the demise of RSS. RSS however soldiers on and in fact, most of the social networks either directly provide RSS feeds for things you might be interested in, or there are clever hacks to get RSS feeds for your favorite pages.

]]> Mon, 17 May 2010 13:31:30 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/desktop-google-reader-awesome-rss-reader-syncs-google/ With 100,000+ apps in the App Store, we can find apps for a variety of uses, such as turning your iPod Touch/iPhone into a professional camera/photo editor (for iPhone), an external hard drive, a reference book, or a radio, yet productivity apps that integrate with Google services, which are free and which we can use without Wi-Fi are harder to find. Not every place we are in will have Wi-Fi, especially if we are on-the-go or commuting a lot. That's when apps with offline capabilities come in handy.

]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:49:52 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-10-free-productivity-ipod-touch-apps-offline-capabilities/ For a lot of us Google Chrome is still not hot enough. The reason? It's still not extendable enough like Firefox. Ever since it came out, users have cried out for ways to tweak the browser to make it the Jack of all trades.

]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:01:27 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-popular-extensions-for-google-chrome-worth-a-download/ As I've said in the past, RSS feeds and web syndication have become the de facto standard of delivering new content to the world. Whether it's on a blog, a news site, a social network or a podcast, it doesn't appear that there is anything that can't be converted into an RSS feed of some kind these days. The delivery of the content is one thing, but how users will receive it is what is important to us and to our readers.

]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:01:05 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/two-online-services-to-clean-up-your-rss-feeds/ RSS feeds have become the de facto standard for delivering massive amounts of content in a very simple to read and simple to understand format. Any website delivering daily, weekly or even monthly updates, and lacking a 'Really Simple Syndication'(RSS) feed, just isn't delivering what is becoming the most popular form of delivery.

]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:01:39 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/get-more-use-out-of-your-rss-feeds-with-snackr/ There are certain people in the world whom I detest intensely. When I hear of these people, I get really irritated and bad-tempered. People such as Britney Spears and Paris Hilton for example. I am getting more and more annoyed with the ongoing media drama of Britney in the hospital or Paris flaunting herself wherever there is a camera.

]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:36:05 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-filter-out-undesirable-posts-in-your-rss-reader/ Today I am going to review in my opinion most useful and interesting tools that came up with the whole web 2.0 vibe. Anyone spending considerable amount of time on the web can greatly benefit from them. So, to cut to the chase, I will talk about FeedReader, still relatively new and widely unknown to mainstream internet users.

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