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Show HN: My all-nighter project to find the best Google Reader alternative
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Re: Show HN: My all-nighter project to find the best Google Reader alternative
#22My problem right now is not getting a list of names of popular feed readers - I can already see that by just browsing any of the many comment threads that have popped up on the internet where people bring up their favourite alternative.
What I really need is something to help me make a decision, by comparing what features does each reader support and so on. How much does it cost? Can I see my read in multiple devices? Does it work on smartphones? Can I share links with people? etc...
Re: Show HN: My all-nighter project to find the best Google Reader alternative
#23My problem right now is not getting a list of names of popular feed readers - I can already see that by just browsing any of the many comment threads that have popped up on the internet where people bring up their favourite alternative. What I really need is something to help me make a decision, by comparing what features does each reader support and so on. How much does it cost? Can I see my read in multiple devices…
We are most likely going to be adding this. It was in the original plan, but we wanted to get something out first.
Re: Show HN: My all-nighter project to find the best Google Reader alternative
#24Nitpicking I know but reusing the Google Reader favicon actually caused me confusion for a second. Cool idea though, and way more interesting than what I did last night!
Anyone complaining about "the RSS landscape changingblah blah blah" must really hate fun. Someone did this in a night to address an immediate problem and probably had a blast doing it, let the guy (girl?) enjoy the fruit of their labor.
Re: Show HN: My all-nighter project to find the best Google Reader alternative
#25Does Feedly have a web-based client? I'm looking for something to recommend to users at www.searchtempest.com. Many of them have never used (or even heard of) RSS before, so simplicity is key.
They have an "in-browser" client, but I think you may have to install the correct extension for it to work. Check out www.feedly.com.
Re: Show HN: My all-nighter project to find the best Google Reader alternative
#26Am I the only one who just wants a list of updated articles and possibly an unread count? I don't want social in my RSS. I don't want to "discover" feeds. I don't want to be told what to read. I don't want to follow people.
For me, the whole point of RSS is that I find a site I like, I add it to my list, and I'm told when there's a new article.
I've tried several alternatives in the last 24 hours, and most of them ignore my actual feeds and give me a whole lot of machine learned articles I couldn't care less about.
It's not always the topic that's interesting, it's the writing style, or some kind of imaginary connection I've made with the site or author.
If I want to 'discover' articles, I'll browse HN or Reddit. If it's something I think I'll want to keep updated about, that's when I add it to my RSS.
Re: Show HN: My all-nighter project to find the best Google Reader alternative
#27This isn't how you go about finding which is the best. This is how you go about finding which is the most popular.
Voting is inherently skewed towards popularity, which is not always correlated with quality.
From the headline, I had assumed you spent all night learning the ins and outs of every option and were going to present your findings. I was disappointed to find this was just a poll.
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#28How are you guys processing the tweets to show the results? Would love to know more about that.
Re: Show HN: My all-nighter project to find the best Google Reader alternative
#29Am I the only one who just wants a list of updated articles and possibly an unread count? I don't want social in my RSS. I don't want to "discover" feeds. I don't want to be told what to read. I don't want to follow people. For me, the whole point of RSS is that I find a site I like, I add it to my list, and I'm told when there's a new article. I've tried several alternatives in the last 24 hours, and most of them ig…
Absolutely 100% spot on. Amen!
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#30Feedly looks cool and all, but how do I add a feed? I spent 2 minutes and still can't figure it out.