rssaggregatortype Arieanna continues with Part 2 of the results of our blogging survey focused on RSS and RSS readers.  In another post I'm going to talk about the relationship between time blogging and feeds read, but this one is on RSS readers.  I've lost count of the number that I've tried and keep trying.  Yes, Lektora is my favourite (it is a real Victor Kiam story), but I know that it isn't perfect.  So I keep trying other readers to see what other's are doing and get inspired.  You can see from the chart at on the right that while Bloglines is the largest single player (and I, frankly, use it myself to search feeds.), there is a huge amount of fragmentation out there  I think people are still trying to figure out how best to present feed information.  We have web-based browser-based, we have browser-based, but offline.  Outlook integrated.  Standalone.  Wow.  What is the best way?  Personally I like browser-integrated, but offline.  I also like being able to skim fast through feeds.

This tells me that there is room for a breakthrough.  A new metaphor for reading news.  A new way to integrate the data you receive with your routine, your thinking, and your work.  Do I have the answer?  Nope.  I'm still looking.  I think I've tried most on the RSS readers on that chart in the past month ... all for like the second or third time.  Just to look at improvements, to understand.  Any one have suggestions?  What makes a great news reader for you?

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