For those of you reading numerous sites, I sure hope you’re using RSS (“really simple syndication”) and some sort of aggregator. It’s really the most efficient way to stay up to date on the web. RSS is not just limited to blogs, and is utilized by all sorts of sites such as CNN and Flickr. The big news rumor this week is that Google is buying FeedBurner, a RSS-enhancement and advertising service.
As to the topic on hand, here’s a breakdown of ZNF RSS readership:
- Google Reader – 38%
- Bloglines – 18%
- NewsGator – 11%
- NetNewsWire – 4%
- Google Desktop – 3%
Given my recent and not atypical migration in January to Google Reader from Bloglines (without cancellation), it’s likely those percentages are skewed.
My Google Reader is acting funny, (Kinja is my backup) so I took a look again at Bloglines and NewsGator (at the same time, trying to remember why I don’t use them) and see if things have changed for the better- eww, they aren’t very intuitive and pain to navigate. So, I’ll stick to Reader and Kinja.
I don’t use Google Reader, instead I use iGoogle – better as a homepage and RSS aggregator (headlines only)
I’m iGoogling as well, with a Google Reader widget for some feeds, and the regular headline widgets for others.
Ah, good info Big John and Cassidy… Turns out that top stat is inclusive of both Google Reader and iGoogle.
I think Bloglines is more attractive than Google, but Google is more efficient which is why I use it. I probably scan too many feeds for a custom Google homepage to work.
I’ve noticed on the Motorola Ch2go blog that Google also places high as a subscriber tool, though the only other specific aggregators mentioned are BlogPulse and Netvibes. Everything else is either Web Browsers (like a myYahoo page?) or thrown into the “Other” category.
I use Google Reader plus my Google desktop bar as a kind of “Stumble Upon” mechanism.