Feed Informer

Feed Informer is a web-based service for aggregating, parsing, mixing, and syndicating RSS and Atom feeds. It allows users to combine multiple feeds into a single output — called a "digest" — and to convert that digest into a variety of formats, including HTML, JavaScript, Flash, and PDF. The service also provides tools to turn digests into embeddable web widgets that can be styled with templates and custom colors, graphics, and fonts to match a website's design. According to its official site, Feed Informer can process hundreds of feeds within a single digest and is aimed at users who want automatically updating news and feeds for their websites, even without prior experience in feed aggregation. The service began as Feed Digest, conceived, developed, funded, and designed by English developer and entrepreneur Peter Cooper. In September 2005, Curious Office Partners invested in Feed Digest. In August 2007, the service was sold to Informer Technologies, Inc., and in 2008 it was rebranded as Feed Informer. Its predecessor was RSS Digest, a popular service that had almost 10,000 registered users and handled 1 million requests per day. RSS Digest was originally built to solve the developer's own problem: automatically updating his del.icio.us links on his weblog. Feed Informer is part of a family of free RSS-related services that also includes FeedDigest Channels, FeedDigest Locations, and FeedDigest Persons, which provide directories and analytics around RSS channels, geographic locations, and frequently mentioned people. The brand is owned by Informer Technologies, Inc. and operates worldwide as a web feed generation service.

Feed Informer's origins trace back to RSS Digest, a service built by English developer and entrepreneur Peter Cooper to solve his own problem: automatically updating his del.icio.us links on his weblog for visitors. RSS Digest grew popular, reaching almost 10,000 registered users and 1 million requests per day. A prototype was designed to handle up to 50,000 requests per day, but public interest quickly exceeded that capacity. The service was later rebranded as Feed Digest, which was initially conceived, developed, funded, and designed by Peter Cooper. In September 2005, Curious Office Partners made an investment into Feed Digest, securing its future. In August 2007, Feed Digest was sold to its new owners, Informer Technologies, Inc. In 2008, the service was rebranded to Feed Informer. Under Informer Technologies, Inc., Feed Informer continued to operate as a web feed generation service. It expanded its offering into a family of free RSS-related services under the FeedDigest name, including FeedDigest Channels (a directory of RSS channels with technical and statistical data), FeedDigest Locations (popular geographical locations on RSS channels and their mention history), and FeedDigest Persons (frequently mentioned or cited people in RSS and their popularity trends). The core Feed Informer service allows users to aggregate, parse, mix, and syndicate RSS and Atom feeds, combine multiple feeds into a single digest, filter feeds by keywords and key phrases, convert between RSS and Atom, and turn digests into web widgets embeddable on almost any web page. Output formats include HTML, JavaScript, Flash, and PDF, and users can style widgets with templates or custom colors, graphics, and fonts.

• RSS Digest, predecessor to Feed Digest, reaches almost 10,000 registered users and 1 million requests per day.

• Curious Office Partners invests in Feed Digest.

• Feed Digest is sold to Informer Technologies, Inc.

• Feed Digest is rebranded to Feed Informer.

A free, easy-to-use web service for mixing, converting, and republishing RSS and Atom feeds into customizable widgets and digests for any website.

• Feed Informer digest creation

  Combine multiple RSS and Atom feeds into a single digest, process hundreds of feeds, and output in HTML, JavaScript, Flash, or PDF.

• FeedDigest Channels

  A directory of RSS channels with technical and statistical data.

• FeedDigest Locations

  Popular geographical locations on RSS channels and their mention history.

• FeedDigest Persons

  Frequently mentioned or cited people in RSS and their popularity trends.

1. 1Feed Informer: Mix, convert, and republish RSS and Atom feeds.feed.informer.com
2. 2Feed Informer: Blog: About Usfeed.informer.com
3. 3Feed Informerwikidata.org