Why Vibes?
In this web 2.0 era, everybody feeds themselves everyday with news/blog feeds and they find some items as interesting. Major feed readers like Google reader, Bloglines, Newsgator etc support sharing of such interesting items. Vibes is a feed sharing portal that collects these interesting items from its users, categorizes them and brings out the items liked by many under each category. It's like a mashup of delicious stuff written everyday!At Vibes, you can import your shared items from your feed reader effortlessly. Vibes currently supports importing from Google Reader (support for Bloglines, Newsgator and other feed readers coming soon). In addition, you can also submit your favorite links and "vibe" (vote on) others' submissions. Items will be moved from New Vibes to Hot Vibes as they get more popular.
How do I import from my feed reader?
Before importing, you need to provide your feed reader user id once. Login to Vibes and click on "Import/Submit" tab. You will be asked to provide your feed reader's type (Google reader, Newsgator etc) and your userid. Here's how to find your user id for various feed readers.For Google reader, click on "Shared items" link in GReader and pick up your 20 digit id from the URL as highlighted below.
For Newsgator clippings, right-click on My Clippings and choose "Share Web page/RSS". Then, it displays the web page and feed URL. Pickup the uid from the feed URL as shown below.
Once you provide the user id, you can import your latest shared items (title, link and excerpt) and choose a category for each item. If the item is already shared/submitted by somebody else, Vibes will just add a vote on your behalf. Share the items in your feed reader as and when you read them and the next time you visit Vibes, import them in one shot!
Vibes is a feed sharing portal that collects interesting news/blog items shared by everyone while reading their daily dose of feeds and brings out the items liked by many.
