EDMONTON, Canada (PRWEB) - January 30, 2006 - ToolButton Inc., a developer of Web 2.0 software, announced five RSS related websites are to be put up for immediate sale. The websites include:

• RSSsuite.com
• WebFeedReader.com
• Send2RSS.com
• Submit2RSS.com
• NewslettersByRSS.com

RSS is an alternative channel for delivering content to Internet users. It is one of the underpinnings of blogging and the "new" Internet referred to as Web 2.0. Interest in RSS has skyrocketed lately, largely because users can be notified of news and late-breaking events without having to use a browser. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates called blogging and the RSS Web content syndication service a "very interesting phenomenon." He suggested that by using RSS as a notification system, customers can "get the information [they] want when [they] want it." Full Story

EDMONTON, Canada (PRWEB) - June 6, 2005 - ToolButton Inc., a Canadian developer of software today announced the release of a free, web-based RSS Reader that allows Internet users to read the increasingly popular RSS news format without installing any software. The software can be used within most popular browsers. News items of RSS/blogger channels are displayed in the traditional "3-pane" view. Full Story

EDMONTON, Canada (PRWEB) - February 21, 2005 - ToolButton Inc. today released version 3.5 of the ToolButton Deskbar which contains an RSS Reader, desktop search bar and an automatic web form filler. "We have taken two of the most often used tasks in a browser, searching and form filling and combined it with the hottest up-and-coming thing on the Internet - RSS feeds. All are integrated into a deskbar which is always visible to the user", said Dale Janssen, Chief Creator and President of ToolButton Inc. "Users have the ability to send searches to their favorite search engine without leaving the program they are working in, can read RSS feeds without knowing anything about RSS and, with one click of the mouse, automatically fill in web forms." Full Story

EDMONTON, Canada  - April 1, 2004 - ToolButton Inc. today launched NewslettersByRSS.com. The free NewslettersByRSS service allows newsletter publishers to continue to deliver their newsletters by email while trying out the much-hyped delivery medium of RSS. Publishers obtain a special NewslettersByRSS email address which they add to their newsletter distribution list. When the newsletter is emailed to the list in the normal course of publication, it is automatically converted by NewslettersByRSS and immediately available to the subscriber as a RSS feed.  Full Story

EDMONTON, Canada  - November 24, 2003 - ToolButton Inc. today released version 1.6 of ToolButton which incorporates a new and improved learning system for first-time users of the product.

"We noticed several users had difficulty understanding how ToolButton could make their Internet experience more enjoyable", said Dale Janssen, Chief Idea Creator and President of ToolButton Inc. "Users would have the software recommended to them by their or colleagues, download it and say 'what do I do now?'".  Full Story

EDMONTON, Canada - October 22, 2003 - ToolButton Inc. today released version 1.5 of ToolButton that incorporates a message delivery system allowing marketers to communicate with users in a manner similar to that of email. 

California has recently signed into law an Anti-Spam bill that severely limits the ability for marketers to use email to communicate with end users - irregardless of the permissions that may exist. California's SB 186 goes into effect January 1, 2004 and will effectively curtail a large portion of commercial email advertisements sent to or from the state.  Full Story

Steve Outing (EDITOR & PUBLISHER) - SEPTEMBER 24, 2003 - As I noted in a column a few weeks ago, e-mail faces some serious spam-related problems -- and a growing number of publishers are looking at alternatives to supplement it. One technology that looks promising is RSS, which stands for Rich Site Summary (A.K.A. Really Simple Syndication)...

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada-based Toolbutton Inc. is run by Dale Janssen, who hails from the technical-education industry -- where he published several hundred e-mail newsletters and says his previous company sent out about 20 million opt-in e-mails a month. "About a year ago," he says, "I saw the inevitable decline of e-mail as a content-delivery method on the Internet. So I set out to find a replacement -- and as the story normally goes -- I did not find anything, so I built it.".  Full Story

EDMONTON, Canada (PRWEB) August 13, 2003 - ToolButton Inc. today released version 1.3 of ToolButton with a much enhanced Search bar functionality and a significantly streamlined registration process.

The ToolButton deskbar now comes with over 50+ search engines that can be configured for the Search bar. The User checks which search engines are to be included in the Search bar pull-down menu.  Full Story

EDMONTON, Canada - The Button Guys loudly and proudly proclaim the addition of the InfoButton. Using Double Opt-in standards and the ToolButton.com personalization and delivery technology, the InfoButton will send you text information on products and services YOU request. InfoButton provides you with 100% security and comfort that you will not and cannot be spammed while providing you with information on commercial products in categories of your choice. Best yet, it is absolutely free for all ToolButton deskbar users.

EDMONTON, Canada (PRWEB) July 1, 2003 - The Button Guys are proud to announce the release of ToolButton version 1.2. After more than 18 months development, gallons of Coke and simply too much late-night cardboard pizza, the product is finally ready to go. ToolButton is the realization of a dream of the Button Guys to be able to provide a new way to deliver valuable content to interested audiences. Death to Spam! Long live ToolButton!
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