NewsGator has added a new feature to its rss arsenal. Thanks to its partnership with AideRSS it now has Thematic Post Rank in its services [Source]. But what exactly does this mean?
This means that NewsGator can now offer a more focused and personalized (Customizavle) RSS reading. In other words it can enhance the punters RSS reading experience. Give it more value.
This seems to be the other twin of how to promote RSS. (i) Others offer a service to simplify RSS feeds and (ii) others offer a service to enhance RSS feeds.
This is not a bad development at all and …read more

NewsGator has released a free application for the IPhone and IPod. The application is based on the popular and critically-acclaimed Mac RSS feed reader NetNewsWire. And iPhone NetNewsWire can sync with several suite of RSS readers from NewsGator – including NewsGator Online, FeedDemon, NetNewsWire for Macintosh, and Inbox.
According to the press release, the iPhone’s RSS Reader is easy to use.
The application is extremely easy-to-use and features a simple, clear user interface that complements the iPhone and iPod touch experience. NetNewsWire for iPhone makes it easy for users to cycle through all their …read more

A few days before NewsGator inked a partnership with the Japanese company DAC. It, NewsGator released its latest version of its widget platform, Editor’s Desk 2.1 [Source].
Features improved include:
1. A redesigned user interface.
2. It has New templates.
3. A more simpler and streamlined procedures for creating widgets.
NewsGators widget allows businesses – in particular brand and media companies – to build, deploy, and track widgets.
NewsGators widgets platform enable business and on-line publishers to engage its readers by using social media and newsGators Web 2.0 syndication productst:
1. RSS Readers
2. Widget Framework
3. Community Publisher
4. Widget Ads
Even without the widget ads and speaking …read more

Newsgator just inked a deal with Digital Advertising Consortium (DAC) that gives exclusive rights to DAC to NewsGator Widget Services to Japanese media companies and brands. This will allow DAC to market NewsGator Widgets for content syndication. [Source.]
What does NewsGator Widget Services do?
And why is there interest in it?
NewsGator Widget Services creates widgets that send content to the following:
1. Web sites
2. Blogs
3. Social networks
4. Start pages
And according to NewsGator it can create additional advertising revenue and reach new audiences from using widgets. From the looks of it one thing is sure such widgets make things easy and entertaining …read more

Remember Attention Profiling Mark-up Language or APML in the previous post? I this it? , NewsGator Technologies, Inc. said that it included the filtering capabilities of Uprizer Labs’ SenseArray collaborative filtering into its RSS readers [Source]
According to Uprizer Labs CEO Ian Clarke, SenseArray recommends stories or articles or posts based on a user’s everyday interaction with their NewsGator Reader. Clarke said that based on early tests the system has been very accurate in predicting taste and interests.
Newsgator VP for products Brian Kellner states that “Collaborative filtering” is used already being used to …read more

Attention Profiling Mark-up Language or APML is an XML-based format used for capturing the likes and dislikes of person. It is said to be a more accurate way of sharing one’s attention profile. And NewsGator is now making it easier to share one’s APML to other applications [Source]. This makes things less cumbersome.
The purpose of APML is to have a compressed compilation of all forms of Attention Data and keep into a portable file format, in other words it is a file of all your rated interests, so far. Compare to the Outline Processor Markup Language or OPML ,which …read more

CNet has reviewed some of the most populair RSS readers: Bloglines, Rojo, Google Reader, FeedDemon and Newsgator Inbox 2.6 for Outlook. Like Steve writes, the most useful part of the review is a matrix that compares each on their blogging, mobile and language capabilities. Overall winner is Newsgator’s FeedDemon, Bloglines ends second.

Alldvrnews.com writes about the coming demand for DVRs with RSS capabilities, which allows DVR users to subscribe to their favorite podcasts and vodcasts. At the same time I found this article on AdAge about Moqvo, which should be the new TiVo of the internet. Moqvo’s co-founder, Mr. Detwiler, calls the site a “social media center” and speaks about the competitors like MyYahoo, NewsGator and Google Reader who all use a text-based user experience.
Unlike his competitors’ text summaries and links, Moqvo offers “channels” with content such as New York Times podcasts and Comedy Central video clips. Users subscribe to an RSS …read more

TechCrunch (uhh, i mean Frank Gruber) examined nine web-based feed readers (Attensa Online, Bloglines, FeedLounge, Google Reader, Gritwire, News Alloy, NewsGator Online, Pluck Web Edition, Rojo).
Not much of a shock here, Google Reader and FeedLounge are the fastest in performace. Bloglines and Rojo are the best choice for a feature rich application. Except none seem to approach the speed and agility of the desktop based readers like NetNewsWire and FeedDemon (surprise;).
Nice chart though:

NewsGator has been very busy! Lately they’ve been working with Vista and checking out the mobile market. Now they are releasing NewsGator Inbox 2.6 (formerly NewsGator Outlook Edition) and FeedDemon 2.0, finally;) The release marks the first major update of the product since NewsGator’s acquisition of FeedDemon developer Bradbury Software in May of 2005. The new products have an enhanced synchronization with the NewsGator Online platform. This online platform holds all your RSS subscriptions so you can use it in your office, at home or on the go!