What's an aggregator, I hear you ask? An aggregator goes out and checks all the websites and other web feeds that you as the reader subscribe to for updates and then informs you of the new content. This is of course instead of you visiting each and every site that you subscribe to on the web, checking for new content. In other words the new content is bought to you rather than you going out to find the content. The RSS = real simple syndication. Ever noticed the little orange fan at the end of the url bar. That indicates that feed is able to be syndciated and fed to you.
There are a number of aggregators out there. I use Bloglines. Some of my colleagues use Netvibes, Google reader, and Technocrati. Each and every one essentially provides the same service. When I open up my aggregator I can see at a glance which of the feeds I subscribe too, have updated. oops there are a few I haven't read, as you can see by the numbers in brackets.
Why do I use them? They save me a lot of time and I can keep uptodate with new content and posts when the items are published. Real simple!
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