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[1]: apps: Reeder (mac, iphone); Mr. Reader (ipad)
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But Google Reader has historical records that no other service has. That is the main advantage with them.
They do? I've noticed that Google Reader only seems to keep about 30 to 60 days worth of items - at least for me. The only thing that I can think of, in terms of historical records, in the UI - is the 'how often is this feed updated?' graph under feed information. I disagree with you, their main advantage is that they're Google. So they won't get shunned/blocked by webmasters. Other people/services can and do get blo…
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It is a shame RSS has been neglected for years as well. I blame Twitter basically doing the exact same thing, worse, and entirely in JS and with a platform lock to their service.
I would argue RSS was neglected by Twitter doing certain things better, things that the average user cares about
I used Google Reader for years and years as a central repository for all of the webcomics i read. I switched to Newsblur this year and haven't looked back. It definitely has a better take on sharing.
Glad somebody mentioned NewsBlur. I run NewsBlur and have been aggressive in developing it into a world-class feed reader. Native iOS and Android apps, a nice shared stories feature, and it's actively developed. See for yourself, since it's open-source: http://github.com/samuelclay . And because I run my own feed fetchers, you don't have to worry about the inevitable sunsetting and neglect of Reader. Also means I can…
And what might be interesting for some: The hosted version has 60 feeds in the free version, for more than that you'll have to upgrade to a premium account.
I miss Bloglines, honestly. I switched to greader after bloglines started having DB problems several years ago, but never really liked the UI - seemed too bloated and slow. I switched to using Reeder as a frontend, but in an effort to switch to local services I started using Fever + Sunstroke (iOS app). My main beef with Fever is that if you're reading an article and it does a feed refresh it will refresh the view an…
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I think it's just an oddly passive-aggressive writing style. He also keeps talking about services not selling his personal information, implying (I think) that Google does. However, that's of course not true, as it would violate Google's privacy policy and be a moronic business move in general. Honestly, I think it's great if the author wants to sing the praises of some new products or services he found to replace hi…
When people imply that Google will "sell" your personal information, they don't mean that they will pass on your email address and your phone number to a third party but rather engage in "selling" to third parties by using your personal information.
It's a real shame that Google Reader has been neglected for years now.
It's a real shame that Google Reader has been neglected for years now.
Neglected? Still a happy Google Reader user. What features are you dying for?
pinboard is great What i'd like now is a better version of instapaper or the alternatives.
I use it every day, it's almost perfect.
I'm searching for a service which wouldn't be hosted or have a dns name in U.S., especially for mails, because subponeas are not controlled enough there. Is there any chance some YC start-up works on something similar?