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Originally Posted by stustaff
RIL is something I have never got, also RSS readers anyone care to explain the point why I wouldn't just visit the relevant website!?
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Because you can't always visit the website afterwards. Like when you have no connection, or when the article isn't available anymore. And because you don't want to clutter your bookmark bar.
As for RSS. it's faster to have all the new articles brought to you, digested and categorized. So you can scan through them quickly, without visiting one website, page after page.
With google reader I can categorize (tech, games, books, pictures, just for laughs, etc) and manage new and read articles. I also put the articles through yahoo pipes, allowing me to filter out double articles or articles on subjects I'm not interested in (like article on phones or mobile network carriers).
I have over 100 feeds I follow. Daily that'd be around 500-1000 articles/posts. I scan through them quickly with a RSS-app like mobileRSS. Articles I find interesting, I'll add to delicious or readitlater. Articles I find funny or interesting to share, I can email it instantly, or just add to my own sharelist-rss.
Because using google reader, it's possible to continue where I've left off on multiple devices. I can start on the ipad in the morning, continue on an iphone on the road, and wrapping up with a desktop browser.