Posts Tagged ‘ RSS

Sublime & Minimal Google Reader

If Google mail revolutionized web mail, Reader changed the way a feed aggregator should be. So it’s not surprising that I spend a lot of time reading feeds on Google reader.

Google Reader has a user friendly interface which even makes desktop aggregators feel pale in comparison. But on a netbook, things are different, space is a premium, and the default interface has a lot of space left unused. The Sublime reader extension for chrome changes all that.  I’ve tried out a lot of minimal reader extensions and fe?w of them have been more impressive than Sublime. But I love the dark minimalistic interface. There are still a few rough edges. You still cannot read all items, your starred or shared items. But it makes up for all that with that stunning interface. Check it out below in action

Download Sublime Reader for Chrome.

Toluu: The feed “match maker”

Toluu is an interesting web2.0 tool which provides you with new and interesting feeds for your RSS reader/aggregator.

How does Toluu work? Upload an OPML file or add feeds manually. Based on your interests, shows other people with similar feeds. Like something? Click on the feed and say add. The feed is added to your aggregator (Not Toluu). You choose your aggregator, be it google reader, bloglines or whatever you may choose to use.

A list of the feeds you subscribe to remains on Toluu and it allows the engines at Toluu to pick better recommendations for you. The match engine shows promise and the idea is simply superb. It fills up the narrow space between you and your feed reader. Now that’s a market noone has tapped. Love that, simply ground breaking…Right now Toluu is in private beta and you can request for a beta invite code by signing up at their site. The best feature is the fact that you don’t have to fill up your profile if you have a twitter id. Auto import of your profile from twitter and if you want even makes a twit every time you add a feed to your profile (great!). Check out my feeds here.

The site design is simplistic and easy to use and navigate, the true mark of the birth of a new success story. Great use of technology, easily one of the most innovative technologies recently…Try it out today.

Or (as always) you could ask me for one ;)