Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Which RSS Reader is Best?

One of the best and most efficient ways of getting your news and information can be through the utilization of an RSS reader.  RSS (or Really Simple Syndication) readers are, according to wikipedia, "client software or web applications which aggregate syndicated web content such as news headlines, blogs, podcasts, and video blogs in one location for easy viewing." In other words, these readers allow you to get all of your news in one place.  The problem, however, comes into play in deciding which among the multitude of RSS options to use.  In my experience, I have experimented with several different such applications and have come to the conclusion that one in particular has separated itself from the rest.




The best RSS reader that I have come across, and the one that I would recommend to all my readers is without doubt, Digg.  The reader that this site offers is extremely user friendly and easy to navigate through.  It took virtually no time at all for me to get used to this application.  It is also chalk full of great features such as the "Digg" button.  Clicking on this button is similar to a "like" on Facebook, and allows you to even further organize your influx of information.  Also, clicking on the "popular" tab will allow to gather some of the most viewed recent articles.  Although I struggled to find any negatives associated with the Digg reader, I do concede that I did have some trouble logging into the system a few times.  This, however, may have been due to poor internet connection, and not a reflection of a bug on Digg.


  
Another RSS reader that I have used is Feedly. This application has several positive features as well, including a customizable layout that the user can set to his or her liking.  Layouts with the themes of magazines, mosaic, titles, cards and full articles are all readily available.  Another positive attribute of this application is its intelligent use of keyboard shortcuts.  The main thing that turned me off to Feedly, however, was the general clutter of the interface.  Although this can be partially reduced through changing the layout, I could not make it as simple and user-friendly as Digg.  I also did not like the extremely visible presence of ads.

  


The final reader that I have experienced is Bloglovin'.  I appreciated this websites streamlined look and also appreciated the categorization aspect of it, as you can sort articles into folders.  Aside from that, however, I found myself to be somewhat limited on what I could achieve with Bloglovin'.  I felt as though it lacked some of the features that other sites offered.

This is simply my opinion, and I am curious to know yours!  Which RSS Reader do you use and why?

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