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RSS Feed Reader – SWOT

Strengths • You don’t need to log in, it remembers your IP Address so it know’s what your feeds are. • A selection of feeds are set up for you automatically so you have a basic set to build on (or delete) if need be. • Once the feeds are set up they are easy to view and sort through. • It separates the pages by subject type and navigation from page to page is by tabs at the top which are easy to use. • As it’s not password based it’s one less password to remember, easier to access. • It is easy to change the subject tabs, rename them, delete them, and even to edit, share and publish the tabs, which is a nice function and would enable a tutor to create a list of feeds and then send them out to the students to add to their page.

Weaknesses • As it’s not based on Log in – when you access from a different PC, you can’t get access to your settings and saved data. • Although there is data about ‘Terms of Service’, ‘Privacy Policy’ and ‘Copyright Statement’ it is not where it would obviously be found, as it is under the Contacts, link at the top of the page.

Opportunities • Could be easy to use if they supplied instructions, otherwise it’s a bit of trial and error, which when there are other easier to use feed readers around begs the question – why bother. • There is information about ‘Terms of Service’, ‘Privacy Policy’ and ‘Copyright Statement’ but it is under the heading contacts, making them harder to find. It they created another heading for them ‘About us’ it would make more sense.

Threats • Other RSS Feed Readers are easier to use, so why waste time getting to know this one, when it is not necessarily intuitive.