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Feb 18, 2007

Google Reader Numbers Tell A Story

Well, not about this blog or its subscription base. But about the top web based feed readers. A while back Bloglines was reported as the top feed reader. [Continue]

Jan 27, 2007

Online v/s Desktop Feed Readers

Richard MacManus asks whether desktop readers are on a decline. One of his polls shows a huge lead for the online readers over the other options. They sure are losing popularity, but I still cannot let go off my desktop reader. [Continue]

Jan 19, 2007

Bloglines Tops, But I Still Like Google Reader

LeeAnn Prescott of Hitwise ranks Bloglines on the top in the web based feed readers. A lot of web site analyst tools also use Bloglines as an indicator of the subscriber base. I was a Bloglines user earlier, but started with Google Reader recently. [Continue]

Dec 2, 2006

Started With Google Reader

I use Akregator for reading feeds, it is one of the best desktop feed readers. But I will be visiting some places where I will not be able to connect my laptop to Net, and I will be using a different machine. So, to be prepared for the inevitable, I have started using Google Reader too. [Continue]

Oct 31, 2006

River Aggregator

Scoble has been really glad about using the new Google Reader because it allows the river style reading. A river of news is actually contrast to what a lot of feed readers offer - categorization. The news just flows, without separating by the source or the type. [Continue]