Episode 4 of TalkCrunch is a follow up to Frank Gruber’s popular post last week comparing features and performance of nine of the best online RSS readers.
I invited on executives from four of my favorite readers: NewsGator, Attensa, Rojo and Feedlounge. We discuss features, who’s fastest, and whether Feedlounge can sustain its fee model (it is the only online reader that charges users). At one point, Greg Reinacker, the Founder and CTO of NewsGator, mentions that they saw a 30% growth in users in March alone. Clearly, we are at the very beginning of RSS adoption.
much better sound quality, it helps when I can -hear- the issues being debated/discussed
I just listened to this on my way into work and I just wanted to say: great job. Your interviewing style is refreshing. You are passionate, have interesting guests, and keep the conversation on point while letting your guests do a lot of the talking.
And thanks for the post & podcast about online RSS readers. I need an online reader so that I can read anywhere I please and keeping it all sync’d. This is clearly a space that will be (is?) exploding. I imagine a future where readers & browsers will not be distinguishable, and it will not matter what device is used to access it and keep your meta data in sync (across computers, phone, etc.).
What about Bloglines, Michael? I’ve been using it since I got into blogging, and I’m interested in why you think it didn’t make the grade?
:Sly smile! I don’t think the bloglines people agreed to come on the interview.
Man, Bloglines really needs to be updated, atlast once in a blue moon!
I can’t believe that some of the people on the show believes that there is a future for offering rss functionality in Outlook for a fee.
On top of the fact that rss will be standard in future versions of Outlook there are already a number of great free services out there (rssfwd being the best) that will convert any rss or atom feed into a stream of filter-friendly e-mails.
So unless you enjoy the challenge of charging for something people can have for free, stay away from this idea.