How to Manage RSS Subscriptions on Bloglines

Bloglines is a server-based, personal news aggregator that you can use for reading RSS feeds from various websites. This free service is designed to help you keep track of news feeds and favorite blogs. Read on to learn how to manage RSS Subscriptions on Bloglines

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Choose Bloglines from the list of available subscription options on the RSS page of the website whose feeds you want to subscribe to.

2. Select a subscription on the Bloglines website from the list of popular subscriptions.

3. Search for RSS feeds using the Bloglines search-engine, and clicking on the add button as you find feeds you want to subscribe to.

4. Use the “Add” feature to enter the specific URL of the website whose feeds you want to subscribe to. This option is displayed in the left hand feeds panel, and is handy if Bloglines does not list the feed that you want to subscribe to. Once you type in and enter the URL, Bloglines will automatically find the RSS page of the site and subscribe you to it.

5. View existing subscriptions by clicking on the “My Feeds” tab on the left hand side panel on the Bloglines site.

6. Edit and modify the display preferences of your subscriptions by clicking on “Options” in the Feeds panel, and selecting your preferences.

7. Edit individual subscriptions by clicking on “Edit” in the left hand panel under the Feeds tab.

8. View the feeds of a particular subscription by clicking on the name of the feed from the "Feeds" panel.

9. Share your list of subscriptions on your blog or website, using Bloglines’ “blogroll” feature. To do this, click on the Blogs tab and go to “Blog settings” on the page that comes up. Check the circle that reads: “Yes, publish my Blogroll.”

10. Email a particular article you read on a Bloglines feed to a friend, by clicking on “Email this,” which is displayed right under the article.

11. Save a particular article by clicking either on the “Keep New” check box or the “Clip/Blog this.” With the “Keep New” option, the article will be saved on Bloglines, and then displayed the next time you are shown new feeds. The “Clip/Blog this” option opens a new window through which you can publish the article to your blog or save it to a folder.

Tips & Warnings

• There is an iPhone version of the Bloglines website, which allows users to read and manage their RSS subscriptions on their iPhones. You can also use Bloglines through your mobile phone.