Netvibes adding news sharing features
Cory Bergman February 9th, 2007
My favorite newsreader, Netvibes, which I use religiously, is adding some nifty new features. And pay attention, because Netvibes is leading the way on redefining how people consume aggregated news online. First, it will allow you to create a personalized content stream of RSS headlines from a variety of sources. So it’s all integrated instead of divided up into individual content boxes (which will still be available.) “Browsing RSS is kind of boring right now,” says Tariq Krim, CEO and founder of Netvibes. “It should be sexy.” Second, you’ll be able to set up custom searches on sites like Craigslist, so you’ll be alerted as new content is available. And third, a new sharing feature will let you distribute content to your friends via email or IM. Very slick.
3 Comments Add your own
1. J Meulemans | February 10th, 2007 at 12:03 am
I checked out Netvibes and the news feed choices are pretty impressive. But I’m not sure if I’m understanding the custom search feature. Is that similar to how 4info gives Craigslist alerts based on your settings? Overall, it is a better looking alternative to Google’s news search but I would hesitate before calling it “sexy.” News is pretty much the antithesis of sexy.
2. Chip Mahaney | February 10th, 2007 at 4:47 am
Three reasons I love NetVibes, more than anything other portal/homepage/newsreader I’ve ever used.
1) It’s useful.
2) It’s customizable.
3) It’s open.
3. Pat | February 10th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Cory,
Do you use other aggregators or just Netvibes? It is nice. Thanks for posting the link to it.
The design is great! Very useful!
I’d like to see you bloggers post a menu item of the top 20 things you believe are of most importance to people. I’d rather gmail, airset, and flickr as the top three I use.
What do you and the rest of the Lost remote bloggers use?
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