Enter the Blogosphere with fav.or.it (Powered by Zend Framework)

You can file fav.or.it’s new RSS reader and blogging platform near the top of my xmas wishlist. Currently in private beta, we’ve gotten some very compelling glimpses of this very well designed and useful application already, and I for one can’t wait to get my hands on it.

‘Remind me: why do we need another feed reader again?’ you’re probably wondering right now. Well, this application seems squarely aimed at those of us to whom the blogosphere has largely been confined to a one-way medium for shear lack of time or knowledge. That is to say, while I might have the time to update my personal blog (and even occasionally this one) and read a select few blogs on a regular basis, I almost never find the time to dig up blog entries from the unfiltered blogosphere that might interest me- much less leave a comment if/when I do find one. This AJAX application solves both problems elegantly by providing a concept of ’slices’ which allow the user to hone in on entries that might interest them and an inline comment editor to leave your mark. Yes, all this can be done with a combination of Technorati and the blogging applications themselves, but fav.or.it makes it easy enough for the novice and time constrained to more actively participate in the wonderful world of blogs. You can even edit your own blog from their interface.

Now we see that they’ve added ‘mashup editor’ to the list of features. Well, I have to say that I found it compelling before I saw the mashup editor, and I hope this doesn’t delay general availability for the feed reader/comment editor.

By the way, I’ve been saving the best for last. It’s all written in Zend Framework!