2. A news aggregator also called a free aggregator ,
feed reader , news reader or simply aggregator is
a software or a web application which aggregates
syndicate web content such as blogs , podcasts
and video blogs.
What is an Aggregator?
3. RSS Feed data is presented to users using
software called news aggregator RSS uses
XML language to structure pices of
information to be aggregated in a feed
reader.
How RSS is presented ?
4. Aggregator reduces the time and effort
needed to regularly check web sites for
updates
Aggregator’s Usage
5. 1. News aggregation web sites : user is updated
with the latest news on a chosen topic.
2. Web-based feed reader : allows readers to find a
web feed on the internet and add it to the feed
reader.
Different types of aggregator
6. 3. Feed-Reader applications : It is mostly installed on a PC or smart
phones which collects news and interest feed subscriptions and
group them together .
4. Social news aggregator : It collects the most popular stories on
the internet.
5. Frame and media bias aware news aggregators : it provides users
with deliberate or accidental differences in news coverage .
Different types of aggregator