Poll: How do you get your news?

For the longest time, we’ve been prioritizing the use of RSS feeds as the primary delivery platform for this blog — sending full content to your feed readers and email blasts. Wil the growing popularity of Facebook, Twitter and Google+, it seems RSS has taken a backstage.

I wanted to confirm that though so here’s a quick and simple poll for our readers this week — what’s your primary blog/news delivery platform?

I go and read directly from the site every chance I can.
I use a feed reader.
I subscribe to email alerts/blasts.
I follow and wait for the Twitter alert.
I subscribe to the Facebook Page.
I follow the author on Google+.
I use a mobile app.
I use something else.

Do hit the poll widget on the right side, below or hit the comments. I have this feeling that Facebook will take the upper hand. Internal stats for this blog shows an overwhelming lead for Facebook, followed by Twitter on distant second and Google+.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

41 Comments

Brian says:

13 years ago

I use a feed reader.
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Tacloban Techie says:

13 years ago

Nowadays, Twitter, Facebook, Google News … these are the sites where I get first glimpse of the day’s news.

I still get more substance from television newscasts, though. So I guess news for me comes mainly from TV.
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rhk111 says:

13 years ago

I get my news mainly from Twitter, thru the news sites. It is almost in real time …
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fr0stbyte says:

13 years ago

Pulse news reader for Android and iOS.
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eprs82 says:

13 years ago

twitter
abscbn
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NeoJohan says:

13 years ago

I use a mobile app.
Appy Geek app for android tablets.
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danzig118 says:

13 years ago

thru Pulse then the actual site.
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drealmarlon says:

13 years ago

yahoo homepage pa rin,then inquirer.net or cnn.com.
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Virtual Business says:

13 years ago

RSS Feed and FBpage Update
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hyprmanic says:

13 years ago

Most through greader when I’m using my tablet. When I’m using my pc in the office, I have yugatech bookmarked and read for new stuff during my breaks ^^
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Cez Prieto says:

13 years ago

Twitter alerts and Online News Site
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Sixel says:

13 years ago

Just email alerts, or visiting the site.
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rbsoriano says:

13 years ago

Twitter and Facebook updates thru mobile internet.
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Joe says:

13 years ago

Google reader
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MyMaria says:

13 years ago

Zite.
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gerard says:

13 years ago

rss
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Winziph says:

13 years ago

I follow and wait for the Twitter Alert.
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Geff Chang says:

13 years ago

RSS Reader – FeedDemon. :)
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JM says:

13 years ago

I go and read directly from the site every chance I can.

I subscribe to email alerts/blasts.

I follow and wait for the Twitter alert.

I subscribe to the Facebook Page.
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Benchmark says:

13 years ago

Hmmm I download PDF file of Manila Bulletin! Seriously!

And most of the time, Yahoo News Page or listen to radio online.
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r41n says:

13 years ago

Most of those who use RSS readers from their phone cannot use the poll.
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Markster says:

13 years ago

gReader Pro for Android.. (dark theme)
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Chris says:

13 years ago

I use Google Reader. I used to directly visit the site but when I found out about Google Reader (while browsing through the other tabs in Google+), I found it nifty and convenient. All sites I am subscribed to in one reader.
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eRvN says:

13 years ago

i always check Google News, and i also use Pulse mobile app on my phone
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deuts says:

13 years ago

If I were to get news from Twitter, Facebook or Google+, chances are I’ll miss some that directly interest me but not the popular ones. That’s why I’m subscribed via RSS using Google Reader, and I read them using FeeddlerPro for iPhone, Reeder for Mac, and the web in my PC.
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Frances says:

13 years ago

I get my news mainly through Twitter.
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dave says:

13 years ago

YUGATECH!!!

haha sipsip XD
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watrboy says:

13 years ago

RSS Feed
Facebook
Twitter
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POP says:

13 years ago

I always visit the site twice a day. you can’t get much from rss. Yahoo news is a good site for looking up some interesting stories.
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quobetah says:

13 years ago

Its been Flipboard for me since i got my iPad. Social networks + RSS mixed in one gorgeous app.
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bijz says:

13 years ago

i use google.com/ig on my firefox browser.
imported the feeds to my pulse news reader on my sgt.
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Jim says:

13 years ago

Google Reader!

I think your internal stats are lying to you. It can’t trace readers who are subscribed to your feeds because most of the people who read through RSS are not visiting directly to your site but instead are reading it through their RSS Feeds.

well, unless you also do consider checking your Feedburner stats. But from what I have experienced, feedburner stats are still inaccurate since only the Emails are counted accurately for both verified and unverified subscribers. those who read through their Readers (e.g. Google Reader) aren’t as traceable through the stats though.
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sundaecone says:

13 years ago

yahoo home page ^_^
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Berto Putik says:

13 years ago

I’m getting the news from my yahoomail “What’s New” tab.
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Dan says:

13 years ago

I use the RSS feed. My Google Reader is accessible from my computer, my phone, and my iPod Touch. I only visit the site to vote. :D
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r41n says:

13 years ago

RSS feed is the most convinient of all. I don’t have to open the site everytime. Less loading times since the whole website is not loaded. I can access it anywhere. I don’t have to get up on my bed to read news and updates. No messy tabbed browsing.Â I’m using the MobileRSS which connects through Google Reader.
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Gani Mendoza says:

13 years ago

NewsFox
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Tony says:

13 years ago

I am subscribed to you via Google Reader. I use that on my PC, then on my android phone, it’s the gReader app.
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jonaflormicfren says:

13 years ago

I subscribe to email alerts.
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slabster says:

13 years ago

rockmelt
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Name: IC DeaDPiPoL says:

13 years ago

on my phone – News and Weather Widget + GMA app + iTyphoon
on my pc – Firefox live bookmark RSS (GMA News, Fansub, Scanlation)
Facebook – yugatech
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