Google Reader going away
Mentioned this on my sooper seekrit real life facebook-a-ma-hoochie the other day and it seems to have become a thing. I use google reader, I mean how else can one be expected to read the entire internet every day? Anyway, google is going to put an end it, which may motivate me to try a windows phone and ditch google completely. Some folks are pretty upset. Others are offering alternatives. I used bloglines for a long time, prior to reader. But found reader’s fast interaction easier and more seamless. Plus, it syncs all my stuff.
Feedly has also been recommended. What say you?
March 18th, 2013 at 7:48 pm
Glad you asked.
I use RSSOwl.
Click here to get it.
If you need a hand with the Exporting if your stuff from read, just ask. I’m an old pro at it. π
March 18th, 2013 at 7:50 pm
Wait second…
facebook-a-ma-hoochie?!??!
Good Lord. π
π
March 18th, 2013 at 8:05 pm
Been using feedly for the past couple days, and it works ok, if a little bit slower. My big beef with it is that it isn’t as simple in it’s display as Reader is, but if you put it into “latest” and “condensed” view, it is close. It also syncs from the computer to the mobile app, which is good.
March 18th, 2013 at 8:07 pm
After using it for one day, I’d echo bluesun’s experience. My main complaint, though, is that it’s different, and so I’m not really used to it.
March 18th, 2013 at 8:14 pm
I’ve been using Feedly on my lappy and iPad for awhile now. It’s pretty nice once you get used to it.
Also, Feedly has said that they will have a version coming out soon to mimic Reader in looks and function.
March 18th, 2013 at 8:18 pm
Feedly has been working ok for me so far.
March 18th, 2013 at 9:22 pm
I’ve been using RSS Bandit for years. I never could get used to Google Reader because it didn’t let me organize and flag things that I wanted.
I’ve always wanted to create a hosted feed reader myself (that I could access from anywhere on any device), but I develop applications for a living, doing it for fun when I get home got old a while back.
So, I’ve stuck with a fat, client app that’s served me well enough (I have the next to the last version since the latest one crashes on me and they’ve stopped developing the software. I have the source code… but… laaaazy)
March 18th, 2013 at 9:25 pm
Get a Windows Phone and ditch Google completely.
March 18th, 2013 at 9:46 pm
You think those guys were upset? You should check out the guy in this video…
http://www.brickolore.com/2013/03/google-reader.html
March 18th, 2013 at 9:57 pm
I’m waiting for things to shake out. I just want a cloud account that has an API for reeder and syncing. That’s all, and what digg comes up with will probably work for me.
March 18th, 2013 at 10:01 pm
I just tried Feedly and while it’s ok and I’ll probably stick with it, it does have annoying things about it. First, it is slower. Second, it often does not mark everything read and it has to be done manually. I have a couple of items that even manually marking them as read does not remove them.
I am hoping these kinds of things will resolve as it appears this will be the replacement for Reader.
I looked at Pulse and gave up quickly. What has been read didn’t go away and having a fairly large icon there on the screen for each article didn’t make it for me, especially since many of them just had a little bit of text in them..
March 18th, 2013 at 10:05 pm
I’ve gone with Newsblur. Once it gets past the “oh shit, my subscriber base went up exponentially in one day” growing pains, it should be great.
March 18th, 2013 at 10:38 pm
I use NETVIBES to get headlines from all my sites.
One advantage is that you can make several tabs to keep different areas of interest separate (News tab, Family tab, Disneyland tab…).
It updates constantly, and lets you know if you have read it or not.
jc
March 19th, 2013 at 9:45 am
I second NETVIBES. Been using it for several years now.
March 19th, 2013 at 12:16 pm
I’ve been using Google Reader since 2006 or 7, if I member creckly. I, too, switched to Feedly since it seems to be the closest to Reader in functionality. I’ll likely stick with it, mostly due to synchronizing between several different computers and my phone.
March 19th, 2013 at 1:17 pm
Feedly is working pretty well for me. Took a bit to get used to it, but I forced myself to do a flash-cut. I’ll very likely stick with it, especially after trying some of the others I saw. It was a relatively painless transition, as Feedly has set up a very easy changeover for Google Reader users.
March 19th, 2013 at 2:07 pm
I loves me my Nokia 920, no doubt about it.
March 19th, 2013 at 2:52 pm
I jumped to Feedly today and read this post there. So far, I like it. Like you, I started with Bloglines, then Google Reader. I think, with utilitarian stuff like this, as much as anything it becomes a matter of what you get used to. Google Reader worked fine, but it wasn’t rocket science…neither is Feedly.
March 20th, 2013 at 10:08 am
I’ve been using Feedly for a while, mainly because (at the time) Google Reader’s mobile interfaces sucked. My only issue with Feedly is that you have to install it in your browser as a plugin, so if you don’t have installation permissions on the computer you’re at then you’re out of luck. BUT, I believe they may be considering a “web only” option, now that Reader is going away.
They have been continually improving the Android app since I started using it, so they also have that in their favour.