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popurls.com shows the latest items on popular bookmarking sites.

See the others…you could create one of these for yourself using a start page, take your pick…or a dedicated RSS display box page.

Feedo Style is yet another service that re-syndicates feeds…it seems to only do RSS to Java…lots of customising, at your own will.

The advantage this service has is that it offers other choices to re-syndicate other than just a customisable static box.

3 choices of output: static box (the usual), horizontal banner (a story will fade after a few seconds and be replaced by a new story…similar to the Feedburner Headline Animator), and Vertcial Ticker (streaming headlines…similar to StepWebz).

NOTE: When you click on a headline in the Feedburner Headline Animator it doesn’t go to the permalink, only the homepage…this will change soon.

Added to the list.

A new trend is in customization, enabling a custom branded version of an RSS Reader with pre-populated feed, from the BlogBridge website:

”And, yes, you guessed it:we believe that BlogBridge can help you with that. Think about distributing a custom (branded) version of BlogBridge that comes pre-populated with your content - your feeds, your search results, you name it.”

Not sure if you can do this on RSS Bandit, SharpReader or Lektora.

It’s is easy enough to install a RSS reader and then delete the factory feeds and add the internal feeds, but to already have the internal feeds pre-loaded before you install the reader onto a PC is even better.

NOTE: From my experience you can only access internal feeds, with a desktop reader that is on the network, not web-based.

Even par with BlogBridge is Active Web Reader Customizer…this enables you to pre-load feeds before installation.

The ultimate controlled and branded choice is CustomReader…it totally fits into your web feel and controls access (it can be set so you can’t delete the pre-loaded feeds…don’t know if you can disable adding new feeds…you can even track user behaviour…see more at RSS Diary.)

Oops…another branded reader with pre-loaded functionality is Tristana…and I almost forgot Pluck Private Label RSS Readers.

Distributing RSS readers within the enterprise is the inevitable step if you want staff to read your internal blogs…by having an aggregator with a notifying function your co-workers are kind of reminded to read your feeds (better than relying on them visiting your site).
We have to remember that if blogs (or RSS enabled websites) are to replace email for certain content, we must make sure that they get read, especially if critical information is distributed.

The only way this will work is if RSS Readers become equally popular as the email client (everyone knows to check their email, and the notifier will let them know anyway- that is, the pop-up window when you get new mail)…RSS Readers need to eventually build this reputation that you have to check your RSS Reader if you want to know the latest on a work project or current awareness.

A method to quicken the adoption process is to go beyond general current awareness content and make every day critical tasks such as project updates communicated through an RSS reader (via a blog or RSS enabled website) in addition to email…you need to check your RSS Reader for the latest in order to proceed with your work tasks…current awareness is different, it’s up to the person if they want to be aware of activities and progress at their work, but if it is critical to their task at hand they will immediately familiarize with the RSS Reader client, as it is essential to their duties.

I’m not going to list the differences between email and RSS Readers, but that I personally think email is more suited to personal communication, the great thing about RSS is not only the communication and broadcasting aspect, but more in the managing of information.

Also there is the choice to choose what you want to read as it is a pull rather than push system…many people in the workplace send batch email’s which sometimes don’t concern a lot of people (Blog’s and RSS Readers are the perfect answer to this type of content).

Now that all staff can have an RSS Reader can you disable them adding external feeds…I know I wouldn’t like this…you can’t avoid this anyway as they could load external feeds using another desktop or web-based reader.
The reason being is that RSS is addictive and staff (once they learn) can add a multitude of feeds and spend time reading stuff they could read at home, but then this hinders them adding work relevant external feeds.

First the problem was spending time locating the right information, now the problem is trying to read through it all, and knowing when to stop
…we don’t want a syndrome where everyone will know the latest but they won’t get any work done.

At the same time there is no stopping people adding external email alerts, the only difference is that you are more inclined to add new feeds as it is an easier, no fuss procedure, and the client interface is more inducing for this type of behavior.

Then there is an RSS Reader within the email client like Newsgator Enterpise edition (install once at the server level)…now this has the advantage that people don’t have to learn how to use a new client as it is intergrated, the only thing is you will lose the whole idea of a customised branded reader, so just choose the option that suits.

Outlook 12 will have an RSS Reader built in anyway
…others built into Outlook besides Newsgator are: Attensa, intraVnews, and blogbot

…more from RSS Diary…and a bit more.

[ADDED 26/04/06: Newsgator Private Label Solutions]

[ADDED 2/05/06: FeedReader (re-branding, default feeds)]

[ADDED 3/05/06: Inclue (branded, integrates into outlook)]

[ADDED 20/06/06: Moreover CI-Newsdesk 3.0]

[ADDED 19/04/07: RSSlvp

There’s a new OPML folksonomy tool I’ve checked out, can’t wait to see it in full flight
…also bear in mind that this is not limited to just a Reading List folksonomy (all items in the OPML are feeds), it allows any type of OPML.

Anyway this got me thinking about OPML folksonomies in general and how they relate to feed folksonomies.

I posted on the latest feed folksonomy and others…here we see feeds organised by tag, if each user tag had an OPML then each user tag would be a Reading List, and each user tag would be an OPML inclusion in the bigger user OPML.
At the general level each tag would be a giant growing Reading List or even maybe Grazing List.

So this is generating a Reading List from a tag of feeds, but what about a Reading List folksonomy
…what we will see soon is the ability to submit your OPML URL of feeds (Reading List), then be able to describe it with tags, or maybe you can create Reading Lists within the service.

With a feed folksonomy the OPML URL for a given tag would be your list of feeds…in a Reading List folksonomy each entry is a list of feeds, and each entry is discoverable by tags.
ie. in a Reading List folksonomy each entry is an OPML Reading List, and if a tag or category (containing these Reading Lists), had its own OPML, then each tag would be like a mother Reading List, where each item is an OPML inclusion.

Imagine entering your Reading List and finding other lists by common and/or related tags…and also find recommended or related lists (even related feeds) based on similar items to your Reading List/s.
Equally important is to be able to graze the contents of the feeds in these lists within the service, or even listen to the contents…ie. include RSS reading and podcast playing features.

At the moment I have a root OPML I created at OPML Workstation, and the items are OPML inclusions of lots of Reading Lists.
So I’m building a tree of Reading List branches, but I also need another way to display this information, and I also need to categorise with tags rather than folders…in a Reading List folksonomy…or even a general OPML folksonomy, as I have OPML inclusions that contain items other than feeds, like text or links.
Not only will I have the benefit of organising my Reading Lists with tags, but I can share and discover others.

I guess BlogBridge is in the position to do this, you can create and use Reading Lists in BlogBridge…not sure if you can tag Reading Lists, but if all user accounts were to be aggregated, you’d have a Reading List folksonomy.

What happened to Share your OPML?

Anyway, at the moment I am making an OPML directory, but I’d love to see this same information displayed in a flat index like a folksonomy…where you get all the delights that come with a folksonomy.

[ADDED: Feedvault coming soon…and what about Rollr]