By: Chris Brubaker
Google Reader, My Yahoo, FeedDemon, Bloglines, NewsGator. These are a few of the more popular RSS readers on the net. RSS = Real Simple Syndication, in other words a way for you to get the latest updates from your favorite blog or news site without having to go to each site. RSS feeds allow you to get all of your information in one spot (using sites/programs like the ones listed above). This year there’s a new player that just entered the game, Pingie.
Launched on January 1 of this year, Pingie is adding a mobile twist to RSS. By creating an account on their site you can easily add RSS feeds that will be sent to your phone via text message. So when your favorite site (*cough HouseFront) publishes an update, the posts are directly sent to your phone, allowing you to stay on top of important info when your away. The system’s message is brief and straight to the point displaying the title and subject of the new post.
Pingie doesn’t seem to work with Craigslist, which would be sweet for that new sofa I’m looking for, but keeping up to date with HouseFront is easy, simply Add to Pingie.
** Update: Pingie doesn’t seem to be working, but we still think its a great idea. Hopefully they’ll be back up soon.
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