News aggregator

In computing, a news aggregator, also termed a feed aggregator, feed reader, news reader, RSS reader or simply aggregator, is client software or a web application which aggregates syndicated web content such as online newspapers, blogs, podcasts, and video blogs (vlogs) in one location for easy viewing.

RSS is a synchronized subscription system. Basically, RSS uses extensible markup language (XML) to structure pieces of information to be aggregated in a feed reader that displays the information in a user-friendly interface. The updates distributed include, for example, journal tables of contents, podcasts, videos, and news items.

See also

• Associated Press v. Meltwater
• Comparison of feed aggregators
• History of web syndication technology
• Lifestreaming
• Metasearch engine
• RSS
• Web feed

External links

• News aggregator @ Wikipedia.org