Grazr, the mini OPML browser that puts mortal widgets to shame, just launched version 1.0. The Grazr team is led by founder Michael Kowalchik and Adam Green – who as CTO at Andover.net, the parent of Slashdot and many other sites, took the company to its IPO. What are they up to today? Something very forward looking. I really like Grazr and I think the company’s plan for the future is very smart. Grazr is a service that displays OPML files (outlines most commonly made of bundled RSS feeds) in an easily read format that you can interact with inside the Grazr box. It’s a joy to use; flip through the embedded Grazr display on this page by clicking on title links and using the left sidebar or arrow keys to go back up a level in the outline. It’s literally a way to graze dyanmic information nested in outline form. We’ve created and displayed here an OPML file that highlights blog posts, photos and video about the history of Grazr. You can read the blog posts, view the photos and play video and podcasts inside the Grazr display. This could display any OPML file, of course, and I hope you can use your imagination to visualize any number of uses. The best thing about the service is that it takes no programming knowledge to use; it makes OPML usable by anyone. Building an OPML file may become as common a practice for many people as writing a blog post is today. Grazr isn’t a mini feed reader, it’s a tool for displaying dynamic information in outline form on any web page. New features in the 1.0 version just released include the following: The same type of viral “get your own copy” popularized by online video sites like YouTube. Grazr’s sharing feature lets users easily customize their own displays and modifies the code snippet for placement in many blogging platforms. Adam tells me that ajax start pages will be the next target for the sharing feature. Three pane view. There are now several different ways that files can be interacted with inside Grazr, the three pane view, a slider and the traditional single pane option. Autodiscovery and feed preview. There’s now a URL window inside Grazr where you can enter any URL. If it’s an RSS or OPML URL you’ll be able to see a live preview of the items → Read More