RSS feeds are a great way to stay up-to-date with the web sites that you like to keep a track of. The idea of info coming to you rather than you going to them is quite appealing in this time of busy and hectic schedules.

In addition to subscribing to RSS Feeds in web application like Google Reader or desktop program like FeedDemon, one can also get notified of new RSS feed items in their Instant Messaging clients.

Below are some free web services that deliver RSS Feeds to IM:

Anothr by iNeZha.com

Anothr delivers RSS Feeds to your IM and email in real-time.

Anothr

Supports output to MSN messenger, GTalk, Skype and E-mail.

Here is a list of commands so you can subscribe, unsubscribe, list your subscriptions etc. I personally use this service and so far didn’t felt the need to try out others since Anothr works so well.


IM Feeds

IM Feeds is a free service that allows you to receive RSS updates via IM; in other words, it is an instant messaging-based RSS reader.

IM Feeds

Supports output to AIM, MSN, Yahoo and Google Talk.

Feed Crier

Get the latest news, weather, blogs, and more delivered free to your instant messenger. There’s nothing to download or install, no spam, and never any spyware.

    * Real time alerts when your favorite sites are updated.
    * Nothing to download, nothing to install.
    * Works with your existing instant messenger.

Feed Crier

One extra feature Feed Crier offers is for publishers (site owners) to give their readers an easy way to subscribe to IM alerts from their web site.

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