Bloglines has been the top RSS Reader for a couple of years now . Probably not so much for how great it is, as much as there was nothing else that even came close.
I tried Google Reader a long time ago and could not get the feel for it. It was nice looking, AJAX driven, but very clunky. That has changed.
Google Reader is now a first class RSS reader. I have been using it for about a week and I am already very comfortable with the interface. Like Bloglines it has a split panel with the RSS subscriptions on the left and the articles on the right. GR is loaded with features that just make it right. You can set the left panel to show all or only updated subscriptions. There are several ways to mark things as read, including scrolling or clicking on the article.
One of my favorite new features is the ability to share marked items. Tagging an item shared allows you to show items to others in several ways. It is a standard HTML page with it’s own address, an RSS feed of it’s own, or pull the item into your site with an RSS parser.
If you have not tried Google Reader since this release on September 28th, you owe to yourself to give it a try. Read the Official Blog Release for more information.
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The AJAXWorld Conference & Expo will take place October 2-4, 2006, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, California.
The conference will focus on the advancements of Rich Internet Applications (RIA) and Web 2.0 software development. AJAX has leaped to the forefront of web development in the last 18 months and is now considered the best model for developing the future of the Internet.
Here is just a partial list of topics to be covered.
- Toolkits/Frameworks
- Extending AJAX
- Real-World AJAX and Web 2.0
- AJAX, Web Services and SOAs
- Security in the AJAX/Web 2.0 Era
- How Java, AJAX, and Web 2.0 Work Together
- Integrating CSS Into AJAX/Web 2.0 Apps
- AJAX and the Browser
- Mashing AJAX
Get all the information at ajaxworldexpo.com along with Registration and Hotel Information.
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XML.com has a good article on building a simple RSS News Reader using AJAX.
The article steps through each aspect of building a reader with in depth explanations and also has the source code available to be downloaded.
Why are we using Ajax to parse our RSS? By using Ajax, we are passing over the work of processing the RSS XML file to the web browser, thus reducing server load. Also, Ajax allows the user to have a more seamless web experience, because we are able to fetch the entire RSS XML file from the server without having to refresh the page. Lastly, Ajax is designed to handle XML files, so it’s able to parse RSS in a simple and elegant way.SOURCE : RSS and AJAX: A Simple News Reader
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