Google Reader, finally a true AJAX reader.
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.
i use itsmynews and i really like them. they are a new site but the layout is very nice and everything works very well, if your looking for a new RSS aggregator or just want to see how different ones look like go check them out. the website is http://www.itsmynews.com