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I highly recommend FeedDemon http://www.feeddemon.com by BradSoft as a newsreader. FeedDemon is extremely easy to use and allows for quick scanning and indexing of topics. FeedDemon allows users to quickly scan, sort and scroll through headline and article summaries, while viewing actual content in a split screen web browser.
Finding Topic Specific Relevant Feeds In order to find feeds that provide niche information users can search Feedster. Feedster http://www.feedster.com is a rapidly growing news search engine that indexes information contained within RSS feeds. Searches for topic specific feeds can be conducted and feeds can be retrieved for syndication.
Benefit to Content Developer While benefits to users and webmasters are clear distribution opportunities made available to content developers should not be overlooked. Information contained in RSS feed can be easily syndicated, increasing content distribution and reach.
RSS allows for content developers to: 1.) Increase exposure in niche markets.
2.) Communicate with user bases and reach potential customers via an alternate communication method.
3.) Disseminate relevant information.
4.) Define themselves as an industry expert.
5.) Automate content delivery.
RSS has effectively standardized format for content delivery and has effectively defined accepted standard for content distribution and syndication. RSS will likely rival email as a means of content distribution in another few years. The shear simplicity makes technology very appealing.
The distribution potential, while albeit difficult to measure, is still attractive to all parties making likelihood that RSS popularity will only continue to grow.
RSS Feeds to Try Feeds exist for almost any topic consider trying these feeds out by entering url in your feed reader:
Small Business Feed - small business tips and news http://www.small-business-software.net/blog-feed.xml
Software Marketing Blog Summary - software marketing and online news http://www.softwaremarketingresource.com/blog-feed.xml
SMS, Wireless Messaging Related News. - news related to telecom, wireless industry and NotePage's software http://www.notepage.net/blog-feed.xml
Free Content Articles - collection of free content articles, updates when new article is released. http://www.small-business-software.net/article-feed.xml
Software Marketing News - news related to software conferences, awards, software development and marketing http://www.softwaremarketingresource.com/feed.xml
About the Author: Sharon Housley manages marketing for NotePage, Inc. http://www.notepage.net a company specializing in alphanumeric paging, SMS and wireless messaging software solutions. Other sites by Sharon can be found at http://www.softwaremarketingresource.com , and http://www.small-business-software.net