Re: [syndication] want web-based aggregator that outputs RSS

[Jeff Bone <jbone@jump.net>]

On 7/9/02 9:44 PM, "tjmccormick2000" <yahoo-groups-syndication@tjm.org>
wrote:

> ok, I've been looking at various aggregation tools for a while, but
> can't quite tell if one exists with which I could achieve my dream
> specs, as described below. Can anyone advise me on what, if any,
> tool/service/configuration could currently implement the following
> requirements, or come closest?
> 
> 1) web-based service, to which I could go and create one or more
> lists of RSS feeds to be aggregated, including arbitrary (i.e. user-
> submitted) RSS URLs that I supply.
> 2) for each RSS feed list, the service would (like Meerkat)
> periodically check the feed for new stories, and add any new items to
> a single, reverse-chronological article list, while maintaining a
> label to identify the item's source.
> 3) this resultant article feed is, itself, available as a web-
> accessible RSS feed.
> 
> The service would be web-based (i.e., server-side) so that it could
> operate constantly, even if my own computer is off or offline.
> Can this be done? Would someone offer this service for a fee?
> 

EXACTLY the service you're searching for was called clickfeed.com.  Sadly,
we had to scrub it in late 2000 due to a lack of a way to monetize it.  The
code --- gnarsty but workable, and with some interesting IP --- is in
mothballs, "on the shelf" so to speak --- a mix of php and python.  I'm
still shopping for a buyer (hint, hint...)

:-)

Jb