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NewsGator Introduces Beta Version of Toolbars for Firefox and Internet Explorer

Posted in Blogging and Blogging Tools, Newsgator | Thursday, August 10th, 2006 | No Comments »

Some news from NewsGator:

Denver, CO — Aug. 9, 2006 — Last night, NewsGator released beta versions of new toolbars for Firefox and Internet Explorer. These toolbars allow you to extend the NewsGator experience directly into the browsers. Key features include:

Discovery of and subscription to new feeds, straight from your browser, into NewsGator Online, NewsGator Inbox, or FeedDemon.

Autodiscovery of feeds as you browse the web and get information - like the number of NewsGator subscribers – or preview the feed before you subscribe.

Ability to right click “Subscribe with NewsGator” context menu in both IE and FireFox.

Keyword searches for new feeds

View of who’s linking to the pages you’re browsing and what they have to say about it.

The beta is available for download at http://www.newsgator.com/download/toolbar/ngtoolbarsetup.exe.

Update Techcrunch tells Bloglines to Watch Out! after reviewing the new toolbars

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Newsgator Plugin for Yahoo! Messenger brings podcasts and other content

Posted in Newsgator | Tuesday, August 1st, 2006 | No Comments »

Newsgator today that delivers podcasts and other content:

NewsGator Technologies, Inc., the leading RSS platform company, today announced a new RSS plug-in for the Yahoo!? Messenger with Voice real-time communications suite. NewsGator for Yahoo! Messenger with Voice allows users to access audio and video podcasts as well as other content from around the Web through an IM interface. Thousands of people have already downloaded the plug-in since its beta release last month.

Plug-ins offer consumers a way to further personalize IM and collaborate with their network of colleagues, family and friends. NewsGator for Yahoo! Messenger with Voice (referred to as “Podcasts & Buzz” on the Yahoo! Messenger Web site) allows users to check out the “Editor’s Choice” podcasts selected by NewsGator editors, or browse through podcasts and news content from different categories including entertainment, sports and technology. Users can also personalize their experience by creating a free NewsGator Online account to select and organize their own feeds, which are then delivered through their NewsGator IM plug-in.

The plugin is available at the Yahoo Messenger plug-in download site

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