News Aggregation, RSS (.NET, Windows)
RSS is an XML-based format (using the Resource Description Framework (RDF) - a language for representing information about resources in the World Wide Web) that allows the syndication of lists of hyperlinks, along with other information, or metadata, that helps viewers decide whether they want to follow the link. RSS allows a person's computer to fetch and understand the information, so that all of the lists that person is interested in can be tracked and personalized for them.
From : www.bytowninternet.com/glossary
FeedExpress
FeedExpress is a freeware and OpenSource (LGPL license) RSS feed reader.
FeedExpress basically lets you subscribe to several RSS/RDF sources, known as Subscriptions in FeedExpress, in the same way that Outlook Express lets you subscribe to several news groups. FeedExpress caches and indexes all the feeds for each RSS subscription, making it easy to overview all your feeds.
Features in the current version:
Supports reading RSS 0.91, 0.92, 2.0 (I believe some call this version 1), RDF and RadioLands version 2.0.
RSS Reader support is plugable, so if FeedExpress doesn't support a given format, it will be quite easy to create your own reader. More on this to follow soon...
The basic reading, refreshing, etc. features that you would expect of a feed reader
Support for adding additional information about a subscription. This information will be shown in the windows titlebar when the subcription is selected.
Support for Proxy servers
Optional sounds to indicate new feeds
Automatic refresh of Feeds
Can use the CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) of the Subscriptions homepage when displaying feeds from a subscription.
Searching capabilities
Status tray integration, with visible indication of new feeds
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