Anothr – IM based RSS Reader for Skype/GTalk/MSN

There are countless online and desktop RSS readers available. Google Reader, FeedDemon and Bloglines are the few good ones to mention. I came across a relatively new instant messenger based RSS reader called Anothr which sends you an instant message whenever the feed you’ve subscribed updates.

No registration or installation required, it works out of the box for Skype, Google Talk and MSN. Basically, it’s a simple instant messenger bot and you’ll have to add it as your buddy to get it working. You can add new subscription and tags from Anothr’s web based management dashboard using the links provided by the bot.

Skype bot: anothr.com

GTalk/Jabber bot: anothr@gmail.com

MSN bot: msn@anothr.com

RSS Publishers and bloggers can add Anothr badge on their site to allow people of quickly add your feed to their messenger. Additionally, you can also add a MyBlogLog style “Recent Subscribers” widget to promote Anothr through your sidebar.

Fantastic concept, but I won’t recommend anyone to use Anothr as a mainstream RSS reader, especially if you read large quantities of feeds, however, it does come handy in getting instantaneous updates of few essential ones.

Via LyteByte, Shankar Ganesh

This post was published by on April 12, 2007

About the Author: Thilak Rao works as a Social Media Expert. He is one of the first professional bloggers from India, and he loves to write, travel and click photos. Follow him on Twitter @thilak

  • http://www.avirtualexit.com Gili

    Great Stuff. Two hours ago i was thinking about being notified on new posts @ some of my favorite blogs.
    Will try it soon.

  • http://shankarthetechie.blogspot.com Shankar Ganesh

    Thx for the backlink! :D

  • http://everydayspace.blogspot.com/2006/10/data-entry-jobs-is-huge-earning.html Linu

    I will have to try this one

  • http://www.technospot.net/blogs/ Ashish Mohta

    It works really cool. Like a pizza at your doorstep lol