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==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
A ''news feed aggregator'' or ''aggregator'' or ''feed reader'' is a client software or web-based tool used to read [[RSS]], Atom or Rdf files. It's used to check and survey websites' updates and news. What's interesting is that users have | A ''news feed aggregator'' or ''aggregator'' or ''feed reader'' is a client software or web-based tool used to read [[RSS]], Atom or Rdf files. It's used to check and survey websites' updates and news. What's interesting is that users don't have to open many websites searching for updates because they are collected together. A ''news feed aggregator'' is a site where users retrieve information of their favourite websites. | ||
The main advantage is to build a personal newspaper and to gain a lot of time. An old paradigm is included in this ''new'' way to | The main advantage is to build a personal newspaper and to gain a lot of time. An old paradigm is included in this ''new'' way to get information which is ''pulled'' instead of ''pushed'' e.g. with email. | ||
Users can organize subscribtions: group feeds into folders, delete, move, export to a [[:Wikipedia:OPML|OPML]] format (to share subscriptions with others)... | |||
==Educational usages== | ==Educational usages== | ||
*students can collect favourite sites when working on their papers | |||
*teachers can check students' homework when working online | |||
*see [[RSS]] (under ''Educational usages'') | *see [[RSS]] (under ''Educational usages'') | ||
Revision as of 20:15, 20 April 2007
Definition
A news feed aggregator or aggregator or feed reader is a client software or web-based tool used to read RSS, Atom or Rdf files. It's used to check and survey websites' updates and news. What's interesting is that users don't have to open many websites searching for updates because they are collected together. A news feed aggregator is a site where users retrieve information of their favourite websites.
The main advantage is to build a personal newspaper and to gain a lot of time. An old paradigm is included in this new way to get information which is pulled instead of pushed e.g. with email.
Users can organize subscribtions: group feeds into folders, delete, move, export to a OPML format (to share subscriptions with others)...
Educational usages
- students can collect favourite sites when working on their papers
- teachers can check students' homework when working online
- see RSS (under Educational usages)
Software
- News readers
- Netnewswire (for Mac)
- Feeddemon
- rssOWL
- FeedReader
- NewsFire
- SharpReader
- SauceReader (dead project ?)
- Browser extensions
- Wizz RSS News Reader Firefox 1.x - 2.x extension]