NewsGator is another popular and free news reader (although you can sign up for more premium services).
Sign up
- Access NewsGator here.
- Click on the “Sign Up” button on the home page.
- Enter a username, password, first name, last name, and email address. Also, click the checkbox to agree to the Terms of Service and then press the Next Button.
- Choose your subscription level (Standard / Free is already selected) and scroll down and click on the Next button.
- Select your starter packs or individual feeds (what feeds you’d like to see) and then click on the Finish button.
- You will be taken to your “Web Reader” page and your subscriptions will be listed in the left column.
- Click on a feed name to view posts.
Add feeds with + NewsGator button
- Access the ContentRobot site in a new browser window.
- Find the + NewsGator button and click on it.
- NewsGator will launch and bring you to the “Add Subscription” page. The feed has been added.
- If you wish you can move the feed to a new folder, but keep the feed in the My Feeds folder for now.
- To view the feed, click on the “View in NewsGator Online” link.
- You’ll see the ContentRobot feed within the alphabetical list.
- To view posts, click on the name and the stories will display in the right pane.
Add feeds by using a site’s URL
- Access TuneVroom in a new browser window.
- Copy the site URL (the http address in the address bar of the browser).
- Access NewsGator and be sure you are signed on.
- Click on the “Add Feeds” link.
- In the right pane, click on the “URL and Import” tab.
- Paste the URL from Step 2 into the “feed URL” field and click on the “Add Feed” button.
- You’ll see the NewsGator “My Feeds” page listing your feeds.
- To view the feed, click on the “Web Reader” link.
- You’ll see the ContentRobot feed within the alphabetical list.
- To view posts, click on the name and the stories will display in the right pane.
Add feeds with search
- Access NewsGator and be sure you are signed on.
- Click on the “Add Feeds” link.
- Scroll down to option 2.
- Input “mac mini” in the search box and click on the “Go” button.
- Scroll down through the feeds to select the feed you would like (choose MacVroom for this exercise) and click on the +Add button.
- To view the feed, click on the “View in NewsGator Online” link.
- You’ll see the MacVroom feed within the “My Feeds” list.
- To view posts, click on the name and the stories will display in the right pane.
Next Steps
Have fun finding and reading feeds!