News aggregators have many different aliases. They are also known as feed readers, feed aggregators, news readers, RSS (Really Simple Syndication) readers or just aggregators. These tools are web-based applications or software that are used to collect syndicated content being transmitted via the world wide web. The content is generated by podcasts, blogs, online newspapers/magazines, video blogs, and the like and can be streamed to whatever application is able to accept its transmission.
Aggregators make bringing content from all over the web a little easier by collecting these feeds and collating them into one application or location for easy viewing. These kind of feeds became available to the public as early as 2011 as text-based feeds and later evolved into the more sophisticated platforms of today. Some of the more notable feed readers are Bloglines, Feedly, Fresca News, Feedspot, Flipboard, Digg Reader, News360, NewsBlur and Netvibes. Even My Yahoo! has found a spot in the list of top aggregators.
Of the above, Feedly is still my top choice though I have not fully explored all the features of the others. What I have seen is that each one has its own set of nuances targeting specific audiences, so I therefore invite you to explore your options to see which ones work best for you.
Bloglines was really awesome back in the day (~7-8 years ago). Then it went away. Apparently it's back. I haven't really had a chance to check it out and see if the current version is as awesome (read: user-friendly) as the old one.
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