Archive for July, 2007
Banks and Financial Institutions are Using RSS Feeds
July 27th, 2007
Financial institutions are reaching out to clients using RSS feeds. While banks and financial institutions are usually slow to adopt new technology, that is not the case with RSS adoption. More and more professionals are using RSS in innovative ways, to stay ahead of their competition.
1. Bank Rate Changes
Bankers are using RSS to communicate bank rate changes. Feeds are updated regularly to reflect changes to adjustable rate mortgages or the interest rate for CDs.
example:
Federal Reserve
2. Stock Monitoring
Stock analysts monitor stock market changes using RSS feeds. As specific stocks and bonds rise and fall RSS feeds are updated. Many of the tools allow you to customize RSS feeds selecting the stocks or mutual funds that you wish to monitor.
example:
Smart Money - /
1. Bank Rate Changes
Bankers are using RSS to communicate bank rate changes. Feeds are updated regularly to reflect changes to adjustable rate mortgages or the interest rate for CDs.
example:
Federal Reserve
2. Stock Monitoring
Stock analysts monitor stock market changes using RSS feeds. As specific stocks and bonds rise and fall RSS feeds are updated. Many of the tools allow you to customize RSS feeds selecting the stocks or mutual funds that you wish to monitor.
example:
Smart Money - /
NewsGator Released iPhone RSS Reader
July 26th, 2007
NewsGator Technologies, Inc., announced the availability of , a free reader that complements the design and interface of the iPhone. NewsGator Mobile for iPhone is free for existing NewsGator NewsGator Online accounts.
Best Software for 2007 Decided
July 24th, 2007
The WINNERS for the have been announced! Take a look at the best software for 2007 in each category! Most have evaluation versions available for download.Web 2.0 did not make much of a showing in the results, though Google Map and a few others did receive recognition.
Best Overall Utility
by Salty Brine Software
by TuneUp Software GmbH - WINNER
by win.rar GmbH
by WinZip International LLC.
Best Application
by Thornsoft Development - WINNER
by AI Internet Solutions
by Sun Microsystems
Best Graphics Program or Utility
by Fookes Software
by Irfan Skiljan
by Corel Corporation - WINNER
Best Desktop Enhancement
by Eclipsit Corporation - WINNER
by Patrick D. Grengs II
by Stardock Corporation
Best Photo Program or Utility
by ACD Systems
by ESTsoft
by Lincoln Beach Software - WINNER
Best Sound Program or Utility
by ESTsoft
by D'Accord Music Software
by NotePage, Inc. - WINNER
by NullSoft
Best Vertical Market Program or Utility
by Renegade Minds
by EC Software GmbH
by VMware Inc. - WINNER
Best Business Application or Utility
by Microsoft Corporation - WINNER
by ZPAY Payroll Systems
by Chaos Software
Best Educational Program or Game
by StepWare Inc.
by Open Window Software
by Wisco Computing - WINNER
Best Hobby or Personal Interest
by Auction-Sentry.com
by Google Inc. - WINNER
by My Life Organized
Best Internet Enhancement
by GlobalSCAPE
by InformAction
by Rhino Software, Inc. - WINNER
by Ipswitch, Inc.
Best Internet Communication
by Miranda IM
by Softare Freedom Law Center
by Skype Limited - WINNER
by Cerulean Studios
Best Web Enhancement
by Mozilla Foundation - WINNER
by Mozilla Foundation
by Siber Systems
by SPAMFighter
Best Non-Action Game
by Anarchy Enterprises
by MetalShard, Inc.
by Goodsol Development, Inc. - WINNER
Best New Game
by Addictive 247 Games - WINNER
by NHN USA
by Demand Entertainment
Best Program for PDA's
by Omega One
by Resco, sro.
by Spb Software House - WINNER
Best Overall Utility
by Salty Brine Software
by TuneUp Software GmbH - WINNER
by win.rar GmbH
by WinZip International LLC.
Best Application
by Thornsoft Development - WINNER
by AI Internet Solutions
by Sun Microsystems
Best Graphics Program or Utility
by Fookes Software
by Irfan Skiljan
by Corel Corporation - WINNER
Best Desktop Enhancement
by Eclipsit Corporation - WINNER
by Patrick D. Grengs II
by Stardock Corporation
Best Photo Program or Utility
by ACD Systems
by ESTsoft
by Lincoln Beach Software - WINNER
Best Sound Program or Utility
by ESTsoft
by D'Accord Music Software
by NotePage, Inc. - WINNER
by NullSoft
Best Vertical Market Program or Utility
by Renegade Minds
by EC Software GmbH
by VMware Inc. - WINNER
Best Business Application or Utility
by Microsoft Corporation - WINNER
by ZPAY Payroll Systems
by Chaos Software
Best Educational Program or Game
by StepWare Inc.
by Open Window Software
by Wisco Computing - WINNER
Best Hobby or Personal Interest
by Auction-Sentry.com
by Google Inc. - WINNER
by My Life Organized
Best Internet Enhancement
by GlobalSCAPE
by InformAction
by Rhino Software, Inc. - WINNER
by Ipswitch, Inc.
Best Internet Communication
by Miranda IM
by Softare Freedom Law Center
by Skype Limited - WINNER
by Cerulean Studios
Best Web Enhancement
by Mozilla Foundation - WINNER
by Mozilla Foundation
by Siber Systems
by SPAMFighter
Best Non-Action Game
by Anarchy Enterprises
by MetalShard, Inc.
by Goodsol Development, Inc. - WINNER
Best New Game
by Addictive 247 Games - WINNER
by NHN USA
by Demand Entertainment
Best Program for PDA's
by Omega One
by Resco, sro.
by Spb Software House - WINNER
TurnHere and Pheedo Partner
July 24th, 2007
TurnHere, Inc., an online video solutions platform, and Pheedo, an RSS marketing company, today announced a strategic partnership focused on the mass distribution of authentic, highly engaging online video content via real-time, RSS feed-powered technology.
Small Control Panel Improvements
July 22nd, 2007

We've made some improvements to the control panel. You no longer have a box on screen for each digest, just a link. Clicking on that link then opens the box. This makes it easier to see all of your digests at once. If you have over 10 digests, you'll also see a "Filter" box that lets you quickly filter the digests down to the ones you want. There are some other very minor adjustments too, so check it out!
Google Reader Security Hole
July 21st, 2007
A member points to a vulnerability within Google Reader that enables blog owners to add code to their blog that will allow any visitor to automatically subscribe to the RSS feed.
OPML 2.0
July 20th, 2007
Dave Winer has posted a draft specification of .
Social Bookmarking Icons
July 19th, 2007
Great robust collection of . Icons are the rage in Web 2.0 and it seems to have really gathered steam.
RSS Feed Bandwidth Savers
July 18th, 2007
This article details a number of ways that will allow you to when using RSS feeds. They forgot one though:
#9 , the rss2html Cache module reduces bandwith and speeds up the process of displaying RSS feeds as html web pages.
#9 , the rss2html Cache module reduces bandwith and speeds up the process of displaying RSS feeds as html web pages.
CustomRSS
July 18th, 2007
is a highly customizable Google Gadget for your personalized Google homepage. CustomRSS is a widget and it has lots of options for customization.




