BlogBridge, a free open source aggregator client for Windows [added:], Mac and Linux, put together by my pal Pito Salas, has announced two cool features. [Disclosure: I’m an unpaid advisor to the company, but I had nothing to do with these features.]

First, BlogBridge is recruiting subject matter experts who want to put together sets of feeds on a topic. For example, Amanda Watlington is aggregating feeds on search engine optimization.

Second, BlogBridge now lets you create “smartfeeds,” feeds made of other feeds based on rules you specify. E.g., you could ask to see all the feeds you currently subscribe to that use a particular keyword. Or, you can have it fetch tagged feeds from the likes of del.icio.us, findory, flickr and technorati.

I’ve been using BlogBridge as my main aggregator for a few months now, and I’m happy with it. Yes, there are a couple of edges that I consider rough, but BB is free, it’s open source, and I’ve known Pito long enough to know he’s a really good guy. [Technorati tags: blogbridge rss]

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