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Want a Homepage that does things for you? Meet Netvibes.

Netvibes is a customizable homepage that allows you to add various content boxes via RSS. It makes searching your top 20-30 sites (that use RSS) easy by syndicating the content straight to you everytime you open your browser.

To add a feed box you just click the "add content" in the upper left corner of your Netvibes page. Once this is done, you have a few choices. If you already know the feed you want to add, click "add my feed" and imput it's address.


(This is what the average feed will look like)



This "RSS reader" will appear when one of the stories or links in your content box is clicked. From here you can streamline your reading and keep content that's usually sprawled over many pages confined to your own.

Beyond your typical RSS, Netvibes has gone the extra mile and created modules based on various Web 2.0 enterprises. These can be found under the "feed directory" and have icons to their left. One of our personal favourites is the Flickr Module.



It allows you to use anyones Flickr account as a feed. Our's is (http:/www.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?
id=76324984@N00&format=rss_200)



And once you have your flickr account feeding to your homepage, then it's useful to add your comments feed too! That way you have context. The Flickr comments feed is just like any other normal feed, you just find the address and add it.

Netvibes is a powerful, simple tool for streamlining information.

One content box can tell you the forecast....



While another can feed you your Del.icio.us tags.....



... while yet another can feed you your Gmail or POPMail account.



The list goes on and on. In short, Netvibes is almost indespensible after you've gotten used to it..... and it keeps getting better.

Labels: web2.0

Posted by istoica at 11:52 PM