I don’t know if it’s just me, but it seems that the feed reading market is very fragmented. I know… I know… ANY market that has easy entry (almost all technology markets are easy to enter) and not a big player will easily become fragmented.

BUT… it’s just a little surprising because I know that RSS technology will… already has… changed our world.

ABC News – Nov. 10, 2005 — The votes are now in: Newspapers are officially dying.

Every news web site or blog is producing news instantly. News web sites have replaced nationwide press and blogs have replaced local and specialized press. Rather than waiting for your daily 10 o’clock news, you can have it instantly from your favorite web site. And since everyone has a unique perspective, you may want to visit MSNBC for your financial news, CNN for your nationwide news, and BBC for your world news. Now, you’d hate to have to visit all of these web sites… but you will. Feed readers allow you to read multiple feeds from one central location. It is instantly delivered… you don’t have to wait until 10 o’clock.

Technology is going through another rally and funding is getting easier to come by. Investors are taking on new challenges and innovation is sparking. I’m going to predict that within the next year, we’re going to see some IPO’s, mergers, and acquisitions. One feed reader will emerge as a leader.