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Flipboard Is My RSS Reader

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) has been around for a long time. Years ago, I started my journey of following and reading RSS feeds with NetNewsWire. It was an excellent tool for its time, but I’ve since moved on.

For keeping up with my favorite sites, nothing I’ve tried beats Flipboard. Unlike traditional RSS readers, Flipboard automatically formats my content into an aesthetically pleasing magazine format with beautiful typography, making it easy to view, organize, and share articles that I find interesting. Flipboard includes a rather large list of topics to get you started.

Can’t find what you’re looking for?

No problem.

Simply enter a topic into the search field and you can instantly grab all relevant articles on said topic. The search isn’t limited to websites, either. You can extend your search to Twitter as well.

One of Flipboard’s best features is the ability to setup a custom magazine. Essentially, Flipboard’s custom magazine serves as a user curated RSS feed that other people can follow. For example, I have a magazine called “Krishna’s Favorites” collecting articles on technology, digital art, comic books, and tutorials (among others).

View my Flipboard Magazine.

Numerous custom magazines abound – you can discover your favorites easily via the Flipboard app (or via the Flipboard website, if you roll that way). I have Flipboard installed on my iPhone, my Mac and my PC – this gives me easy access to my reading list whether I’m at home or on the go.

I haven’t found any downsides to Flipboard, other than the fact that, like RSS, it can be a dangerous time sink. What do you think? What’s your favorite RSS reader? Sound off in the comments below!

-Krishna

Krishna October 19, 2015 Flipboard, RSS

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Kevin S Reply
October 20, 2015 at 12:46 pm
Can you add RSS feeds to flipboard? When I tried it (years ago) you couldn’t, and not being able to add that one site I like to definitely keep on top of (such as PCWeenies), was kind of a dealbreaker.
- Krishna Reply
  October 20, 2015 at 3:28 pm
  hi Kevin:
  
  I’ve been able to add a few RSS feeds. PC Weenies can be added as well. (I have it on my feed list in Flipboard.)
  
  As I have my site formatted to show blog excerpts, you’ll only see the excerpt in the Flipboard feed. You’ll have to click through to read the whole article.
  - Kevin S Reply
    October 20, 2015 at 4:47 pm
    That’s good news. Like I said, when I first tried using it years ago, there was no option to add individual RSS feeds. I ended up writing my own RSS reader to replace iGoogle when it shut down: http://tabbyu.com .
    
    I don’t mind seeing just the excerpts. All I see on my own site is headlines, anyway.
    
    Might give flipboard a 2nd chance now, though.
MattReply
October 24, 2015 at 6:06 pm
NewsBlur user here – $24/year for their pro version and it is a great newsreader for those that read a lot of feeds. When Google Reader died I tried all of the ones and NewsBlur was my favorite. Established, cheap, constantly improving.
MartinReply
November 15, 2015 at 5:01 am
I am using AOL reader – for all intent it is a slightly upgraded Google Reader, and it is (was?) possible to simply transfer all of your Google Reader links making it a pretty good RSS reader.

It has recently moved out of Beta, and has apps for iOS and Andranoyed.