The best free RSS readers for keeping up with your favorite websites

From How-to geek: "RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication” or “Rich Site Summary.” It’s a document specification that allows you to easily collect and organize web-based news and information from websites. RSS reader applications allow you to follow your favorite websites without having to visit each one separately."

RSS Graffiti 2.0

Piping an RSS feed into your Facebook page or profile is easy with RSS Graffiti

Twitter API drops support for RSS

Twitter API Version 1.1 has been officially released. The API is deprecating support for formats like RSS, XML and Atom. This is likely to cause anguish to developers who have been using RSS as a mechanism to subscribe to Twitter updates and also for cross posting. Apps that use RSS, XML or Atom will need to shift to JSON or other API methods by March 5, 2013. Another important change is that Twitter's 1.1 API now requires authentication via OAuth 1.0a for all endpoints. So if you want to access information, you will have to use OAuth 1.0a. Developers using the Twitter API are advised to visit the official page that gives an overview of the changes coming in version 1.1

Infoble

Founded in 2004, Infoble was formed to provide sophisticated podcast management tools to media providers, from text to audio to video content

Feed43 : Convert any web page to news feed on the fly

Your favorite site doesn't provide news feeds? This free online service converts any web page to an RSS feed on the fly

RSS: Your Social Media Monitoring Secret Weapon

RSS: Your Social Media Monitoring Secret Weapon by Courtney Seiter - "Ever ended a workday and thought: "Whoa, what just happened?" Social media goes by pretty fast. But if part of your job is social media monitoring, you need to make sure you don't miss anything. That might include keeping an eye on competitors, tracking conversation around your industry and nurturing and following up with leads. Luckily, there's a simple, free and foolproof way to store everything in one place and make sure nothing slips through the cracks: RSS feeds. I use RSS feeds every single day for lots of different social media monitoring purposes. Here are some of my favorite uses and how to implement them"

FeedDemon 4.1 now available

FeedDemon is the most popular RSS reader for Windows, with an easy-to-use interface that makes it a snap to stay informed with the latest news and information. Version 4.1 now available

Keep up to date on the European Parliament with the new RSS service

The European Parliament's Really Simple Syndication (RSS) service has been significantly improved and now allows you to choose which documents, MEPs, committees or delegations - or any combination of those - you'd like to subscribe to. Ready-to-use widgets make it easier than ever to publish your selection on your website

AKM Feed Reader

AKM Feed Reader – powerful and easy to use PHP based news aggregator script. AKM Feed Reader allows you to setup an updating news portal which will keep your visitors coming back. AKM Feed Reader gives you ability to provide your users with an incredible amount of information from multiple RSS and ATOM feeds every single minute

Ribbun Software launches RSS Feed submission service

Ribbun Software has announced the opening of its new service RSS Feed submission

Readefine Desktop beautifies text from Google Reader

Readefine Desktop beautifies Google Reader articles, RSS, plain text and HTML for easy reading. View multiple articles in a fluid, magazine style layout or navigate one article at a time in a book like multi-column layout. Tweak settings like font size, justification, column width, etc. for that perfect look

Q-Sensei launches FeedBooster

Q-Sensei has launched its FeedBooster, a free advanced web-based feed reader with unique and powerful search technology enabling users to "boost" productivity by quickly and accurately honing in on relevant and timely information from the wealth of RSS news, blogs and business feeds. Q-Sensei's FeedBooster eliminates the stress of being 'behind' on reading, tagging and bookmarking feeds. It features a customizable dashboard to read and access feeds, powered with Q-Sensei's patented multi-dimensional search technology that lets readers easily search, browse, discover and share key information when and as they need it. FeedBooster becomes a powerful archive and controlled knowledge tool turning RSS subscriptions into a mine of information, whether for a casual reader's interest in cultural news or for an executive's interest in company and market trend information to maintain competitive advantage

dlvr.it - RSS to Twitter and other networks

dlvr.it provides bloggers, publishers and brands a way to instantly syndicate content and expand their reach on the social web and into new channels. Our tools make it easy to manage and measure the flow of your content everywhere your audience is. dlvr.it publishes your media, your blogs, all your content to your social channels, ensuring your audience sees it instantly

RSSOwl updated to 2.1

RSSOwl is a free and powerful news feed reader. RSSOwl lets you gather, organize and search news in a convenient, easy to use interface with endless flexibility

Facebook adds "Subscribe Via RSS" option to pages

Facebook appears to have added a "Subscribe via RSS" option to Pages. The link, found at the bottom left side of Pages beneath the profile picture, leads to an Atom feed of wall posts by the Page that can be auto-discovered by clients. The RSS option will assist users that want to stay up to date with news distributed from specific Pages without constantly having to check Facebook

Blekko powers RSS search in Flipboard's iPad social magazine

Blekko, the new search engine that is using human curation to eliminate spam from search results, today announced it is powering searches for Flipboard, helping readers discover and browse by keyword when they're seeking content in the popular social magazine. "It's a tremendous opportunity to partner with a great brand and an outstanding product that delivers such an awesome experience for its readers," said Rich Skrenta, CEO of blekko. "We hope we can make the experience even better by pointing Flipboard readers to the absolute best sources of content via RSS feeds on any topic, without spam." - PRWeb

Feedly

Feeedly - Firefox add-on for reading RSS feeds

Feed2Mobile

Feed2Mobile - a free service which offers a bridge between Web-based and Mobile content

Not Dead Yet: The Ultimate Guide to RSS in 2011

David Murphy writes: "RSS is dead, they say! They, being all of you who now get your news, information, and various social updates from one of the many online platforms you subscribe to. But let it be said that all the Twitters, Facebooks, and Reddits in the world can't put a stake through the heart of the undying Really Simple Syndication feed. It's a powerful part of the information distribution system that makes up the general Web, and its use on the mobile platform is unquestioned: Tablet PCs plus RSS equals sublime...."

RSS Icon 1.0.6

RSS Icon 1.0.6 adds the RSS Icon back into the Location Bar -- Bringing back the FF 3.X behavior