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on 2007-01-04 by edventures

Wikipedia definition: Aggregator

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In computing, a feed aggregator, also known as a feed reader, news reader or simply as an aggregator, is client software or a Web application which aggregates syndicated web content such as news headlines, blogs, podcasts, and vlogs in a single location for easy viewing.

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on 2008-03-26 by mrplough07

This is wikipedia's definition of an Aggregator, otherwise known as a feedreader. Think of it as an online mailbox that you get all of your favorite article/posts sent to.

on 2008-03-27 by mrplough07

A Feed Reader (lets call it that instead of aggregator) is like an online mailbox that receives only articles/posts from your favorites sites.

n computing, a feed aggregator, also known as a feed reader, news reader or simply aggregator, is client software or a Web application which aggregates syndicated web content such as news headlines, blogs, podcasts, and vlogs in a single location for easy viewing.

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Aggregators reduce the time and effort needed to regularly check websites for updates, creating a unique information space or "personal newspaper." Once subscribed to a feed, an aggregator is able to check for new content at user-determined intervals and retrieve the update.

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on 2008-03-26 by mrplough07

What a Feed Reader does.

on 2009-06-01 by http://www.diigo.com/profile/

RE: cory plough Feed Readers make it possible for you to quickly scan headlines and/or full stories at a glance, from a variety of different subscriptions and/or providers.

Aggregators reduce the time and effort needed to regularly check websites for updates, creating a unique information space or "personal newspaper."

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The content is sometimes described as being "pulled" to the subscriber, as opposed to "pushed" with email or IM. Unlike recipients of some "pushed" information, the aggregator user can easily unsubscribe from a feed.

Aggregator features are frequently built into portal sites (such as My Yahoo! and iGoogle), modern Web browsers and email programs.

The aggregator provides a consolidated view of the content in a single browser display or desktop application. Such applications are also referred to as RSS readers, feed readers, feed aggregators, news readers or search aggregators. Aggregators with podcasting capabilities can automatically download media files, such as MP3 recordings. In some cases, these can be automatically loaded onto portable media players (like iPods) when they are connected to the PC.

Recently, so-called RSS-narrators have appeared, which not only aggregate text-only news feeds, but also convert them into audio recordings for offline listening.

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