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RSS - News feeds

There are a growing number of free RSS (Real Simple Syndication) newsfeeds offered by the New York Times, the BBC and thousands of other sites. RSS is essentially a list of headlines encoded so that it can be easily used by another program or website.

What is RSS?
For more on RSS Newsfeeds:

• Read Jnet's easy guide to RSS news feeds

Or see also:

• Check out this article in the Online Journalism Review
• Or this simple explanation from the Christian Science Monitor
• And this MercuryNews article

Two Ways to read RSS:
There are two ways to read RSS newsfeeds. Most are free, some are not.

a: through software that you install and run as a newsreader. The advantage is that you have the feeds permanently on your computer
b: or there are web pages that allow you to read RSS feeds. The advantage is that there is no software to download and install

A: Newsreader software to install:

• Feedreader One of the simplest of the new breed of news readers to use. It's free
• NewzCrawler One of the biggest, a free and a pay-for version
• AmphetaDesk Free, with lots of bells and whistles
• NetNewsWire Free only for 30 days but a robust product
• Userland Radio Not free.
  
• Aggie News Open source and free
• Headlineviewer Uses Moreover's vast world newsfeeds. Simple to use but you can't add your own newsfeeds.
  
  Special sotfware that includes RSS but does more:
  
  
• Pluck More than a newsfeed reader but a nifty tool. Attaches to your web browser
• ToolButton adds a toolbar to your browser, with all the headlines for a site under a button
  

B: Web pages to read RSS:

• NewsGator lets you read online or in your e-mail software
• Bloglines
• My Feedster

How to find RSS:

Many news web sites offer free RSS newsfeeds. Look for the XML logo:

Here are some sites that list RSS feeds:

The best:

• NewsisFree - Search by Letter of Publication
• NewsIsFree - By Category
• Moreover.com
  

The rest:

• WorldPress
• Syndic8

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