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Digg Reader Update

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Re: Digg Reader Update

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post #9

It looks good, but I am wary of using any of these guys stuff based on how fast they 'pivot' and shut things down.

They mentioned that Digg Reader will be a freemium product, so there's at least some kind of revenue model that should be able to sustain it, for a few years anyways.

Re: Digg Reader Update

#42
I've been procrastinating on migrating, hoping for a last minute change of mind from G :)

One of the main reasons I stuck with G is searching of my 200+ feeds over the last 5 years. Looks like none of the alternative services would ever support that. GR's been increasingly faster for me as well, probably due to lighter load from people migrating off?

Google takeout only exports a small amount of metadata (starred/shared etc.). I wonder if anybody already wrote a script to suck down complete feeds (must support gr:continuation), so it can be indexed later?

Re: Digg Reader Update

#43
post #37

I hope Digg Reader will be simple and usable product, because there aren't many quality replacements for Google Reader. I have to say that I transitioned successfully from Reader to Gwene (RSS/Atom to Usenet News gateway) so I can read articles in any Usenet reader (I use new Opera Mail). Unfortunately AFAIK Gwene doesn't support import from Google Reader, but that shouldn't become an obstacle for people with modest…

Try noowit http://www.noowit.com/pbeta. It supports importing your Google Reader account, and offers a truly personalized view of your feeds.

Re: Digg Reader Update

#45
It's nice that lots of folks are jumping in to fill the void left by Google Reader, but if there's one thing that the Google fiasco has proven, it's that we need a standardized, open protocol for synced RSS reading, to break vendor lock-in. Maybe something as basic as hosting OPML on WebDAV, with extensions to support read/unread states, sync dates, and other reading-related metadata.

I've switched my calendar and contact list away from Google to my own server running OwnCloud; it'd be nice if I could sync my feeds there as well, with support for a common protocol available in lots of clients.

Re: Digg Reader Update

#47

> Our focus will be on *Android app... And no mention of iOS. Does that mean they're not going for iOS first? If so, that's a very interesting decision.

> And no mention of iOS.

And no mention of WP8 either.

It's no wonder I continue to feel the tug of going back to Android in another few months for my next upgrade.

Re: Digg Reader Update

#48
post #46
post #5

So where does this space stand at the moment? Off the top of my head, I can think of: -this (Digg) -feedly -feedbin -theoldreader There's probably a ton that I am missing

Been warming up to https://mnmlrdr.com (Minimal Reader) lately. I recommend it.

Glad you're liking it! If anybody else wants a preview account, feel free to get in touch. (I'm the creator)

Re: Digg Reader Update

#49
post #5

So where does this space stand at the moment? Off the top of my head, I can think of: -this (Digg) -feedly -feedbin -theoldreader There's probably a ton that I am missing

http://commafeed.com is the Reader replacement I've chosen. I also like http://inoreader.com .

inoreader is nice but their mobile UI is much too slow. Try reading hacker news, where you're mostly going next, next, next...they do a full HTTPS page load on each Next click. Painful. If they could fix this by going to more of a single-page-app on mobile, I might stick with them.

Re: Digg Reader Update

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post #5

So where does this space stand at the moment? Off the top of my head, I can think of: -this (Digg) -feedly -feedbin -theoldreader There's probably a ton that I am missing

Yoleo Reader and feedrebel is quite good. I also like stringer, but you have to host that on your own.
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