In the wake, RSS is seeing another revival of sorts. Social media today, however, is undergoing a sort of crisis, as users flock away from the privacy-destroying platforms. Instead of finding and producing news for a blog or site, many folks pushed content discovery and creation into the worlds of Facebook and Twitter. RSS went through something of a lull in the early and mid 2010s due to the closure of Google Reader and the rise of social media. In a way, you could use RSS to bring the web to you. Suddenly, you could read the entire Internet comfortably on the couch. Updated, August 2014.RSS arguably had its perfect device when the iPad was introduced in 2010.

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Do you use one of the apps mentioned above or something else? Sound off in the comments and let us know! These are my favorite apps when it comes to reading news stories on the iPad but we know you guys have your favorites too. Your picks for best news and RSS app for iPad? Flipboard also links up with all of your social accounts for a true all in one news reader.įor casual readers or hobbyists that like to save articles or prefer magazine style reading, Flipboard is hands down the best choice. The point of Flipboard is that there's less upkeep on your end as Flipboard starts to recognize your reading habits. Start a collection of articles for home improvement tips or for gift ideas. It's somewhat of a Pinterest of sorts for news articles. One of the most compelling features of Flipboard is the personalized magazine feature that lets you save articles to your own collections. Flipboard is a magazine style news app that gets smarter the more you use it.

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