RSS readers have appeared very early, some are embedded in browsers and mail sending and receiving tools, and there are independent desktop applications, such as Zhou Botong, Kantianxia, Sina Diandiantong, etc., but they have not been widely used. . Until the advent of the Web2.0 era, subscribing to a friend’s blog can be the first to see the log updates. It can also be said that the blog has made RSS. Various applications are gradually being launched on the Web, and RSS readers are no exception, so there is no need to install any software or plug-ins.
The independent web version of RSS reader is a relatively new form, and the representative ones are Google Reader and Youdao Reading. Google Reading still faces high-end users, with a lot of freedom, focusing on interacting with friends. Even web pages that do not support RSS subscriptions can be subscribed to by GoogleReader, of course, the webmaster can block its access by adding code. And Youdao Reading is more suitable for ordinary users. It has accumulated a lot of high-quality recommendations and classified them in two years, so that different users can find their favorite subscriptions. Recently, in response to the trend of online communityization, the “repost” function has been launched. Not only can you share to your own mailbox, blog, and bookmarks, you can also share to Renren.com, Kaixin.com and Douban. Integrating RSS readers in e-mail is more common, which is also learned from Outlook. There are generally two forms. One is to send the subscribed message to the mailbox in the form of mail, such as Yahoo mail subscription and QQ mail subscription. The other is to use the RSS reader as a tool, and the mailbox is just an entrance. Such as Youdao Reading and QQ Reading Space. Nowadays, social networking sites are very common, and the use of RSS readers as an application of social networking sites will gradually become more common. For example, QQ reading space is also integrated into QQ space as an application, and other blogs or SNS also have similar applications to read subscriptions. The latter two RSS reading methods will gradually become common, because email is an essential tool for netizens, and the popularity of social games has also increased the number of registered users of social networking sites. With a broad user base, an RSS reader will be widely used. The independent RSS reader is not useless, it will be favored by users who have higher requirements for subscription.