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Re: Prismatic creates a special signup for Google reader users

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Post by bradfordcross »

pudquick wrote: post #17

For Google Reader refugees coming here hoping for their salvation, some advance warning: Prismatic is not a straightforward RSS reader. It's more similar in concept to Pandora - you tell it what content you're interested in, it tries to generate a content feed you might find similarly interesting. This does not mean it's a poor source for information, quite the contrary - it's a very useful information discovery tool…

u can subscribe directly to all your rss feeds and we're investing heavily in being a better rss replacement in the next big release!

Re: Prismatic creates a special signup for Google reader users

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Post by bradfordcross »

blntechie wrote: post #20

Looks awesome. Believe, it is similar to Zite that it recommends news based on interest rather than predefined feed?. I love Zite for the fact. Also, hate to be that guy. I'm one among the rarest who use Windows Phone. The site looks okay in IE but for few minor UI issues. Will be great if you can correct some of them without going much out of your way considering your priorities. Also, if it works in desktop IE 10,…

We're working on windows this year!

Re: Prismatic creates a special signup for Google reader users

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Post by bradfordcross »

NickNameNick wrote: post #19
bradfordcross wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

boom! and let us know how we can make it better!

I'm getting a 400 error when I try to complete the 'choose a username' screen. No visible reaction to pushing the continue button at all, but the error shows up in chrome's console. "Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token O"

what browser and os? does it persist?

Re: Prismatic creates a special signup for Google reader users

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Post by bradfordcross »

misiti3780 wrote: post #18

i cant say enough positive things about prismatic. i have been using it for months and it bubbles up 90% of what i want to read. i thought it was just me, so I recommended it to non-tech friends and three of them all have come back and admitted they do most of their reading via prismatic. i was very skeptical initially, but have been presently surprised.

thanks so much! what can we do to make it even better?

Re: Prismatic creates a special signup for Google reader users

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Post by genwin »

blntechie wrote: post #20

Looks awesome. Believe, it is similar to Zite that it recommends news based on interest rather than predefined feed?. I love Zite for the fact. Also, hate to be that guy. I'm one among the rarest who use Windows Phone. The site looks okay in IE but for few minor UI issues. Will be great if you can correct some of them without going much out of your way considering your priorities. Also, if it works in desktop IE 10,…

Zite sounds a bit like Niflet.com, which adapts to your interests. No pretty pictures but loads super fast. Works on every device that has a browser.

Re: Prismatic creates a special signup for Google reader users

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Post by corroded »

I'm sorry, I tried this and thought it imported my google reader stuff but it didn't. Instead, it suggested articles for me to read etc and eventually I decided this is not my GR replacement. (Don't get me wrong, I'd totally use this IF I wasn't on GR. This is good for first time, but for migrating from GR, I don't think so)

I wanted to delete my account since I don't plan on using it....but then there's no delete account! Shouldn't that be one of the first features? (Although I do understand people make it hard for users to delete to give their apps a chance)

Re: Prismatic creates a special signup for Google reader users

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Post by pudquick »

bradfordcross wrote: post #21
pudquick wrote: post #17

For Google Reader refugees coming here hoping for their salvation, some advance warning: Prismatic is not a straightforward RSS reader. It's more similar in concept to Pandora - you tell it what content you're interested in, it tries to generate a content feed you might find similarly interesting. This does not mean it's a poor source for information, quite the contrary - it's a very useful information discovery tool…

u can subscribe directly to all your rss feeds and we're investing heavily in being a better rss replacement in the next big release!

From what I read from you elsewhere in these comments, though, subscribing to an RSS feed in Prismatic does not (currently) mean you will see 100% of the content in them - correct?

... If you are indeed changing it to include 100% of the feeds of my choosing, that's great to hear.

What I ALWAYS want + 'a little extra I might like' is something I can appreciate.

Re: Prismatic creates a special signup for Google reader users

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Post by w01fe »

pudquick wrote: post #27
bradfordcross wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

u can subscribe directly to all your rss feeds and we're investing heavily in being a better rss replacement in the next big release!

From what I read from you elsewhere in these comments, though, subscribing to an RSS feed in Prismatic does not (currently) mean you will see 100% of the content in them - correct? ... If you are indeed changing it to include 100% of the feeds of my choosing, that's great to hear. What I ALWAYS want + 'a little extra I might like' is something I can appreciate.

Right on all counts. On the upside, we're smarter than an RSS reader for high-volume feeds currently, and sort things based on how much we think you'll like them (based on topics, social information, and more) rather than just by time. Support for the 100%-of-feed use case is in the works, stay tuned.

Re: Prismatic creates a special signup for Google reader users

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Post by w01fe »

corroded wrote: post #26

I'm sorry, I tried this and thought it imported my google reader stuff but it didn't. Instead, it suggested articles for me to read etc and eventually I decided this is not my GR replacement. (Don't get me wrong, I'd totally use this IF I wasn't on GR. This is good for first time, but for migrating from GR, I don't think so) I wanted to delete my account since I don't plan on using it....but then there's no delete ac…

Sorry for your bad experience. The import adds both your subscriptions as well as topic feeds we think you'll be interested in based on your GR activity, so it's not going to be exactly the same content. You can remove them if you like by going from 'interests' in the home or profile header.

We currently process delete account requests manually -- if you use the feedback tool within the app or email us at feedback@getprismatic.com we'll be happy to take care of it for you. Adding this as an option directly within the app is in the works as well.

Re: Prismatic creates a special signup for Google reader users

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Post by rurounijones »

corroded wrote: post #26

I'm sorry, I tried this and thought it imported my google reader stuff but it didn't. Instead, it suggested articles for me to read etc and eventually I decided this is not my GR replacement. (Don't get me wrong, I'd totally use this IF I wasn't on GR. This is good for first time, but for migrating from GR, I don't think so) I wanted to delete my account since I don't plan on using it....but then there's no delete ac…

Fat-fingered downvote, apologies.
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