Digg Reader Update • Hacker News Board

Re: Digg Reader Update

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Post by hamburglar » Mon, Jun 17, 2013, 8:23 PM UTC

mdesq wrote: post #21

olegp wrote: post #18

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I've tried to include all the Google Reader alternatives here: https://starthq.com/apps/?q=reader

You should add Yoleo[1] to your list. It looks quite promising. [1]: https://yoleoreader.com/

nuesbyte.com is pretty nice. don't see it on your list.

Re: Digg Reader Update

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Post by olegp » Mon, Jun 17, 2013, 8:43 PM UTC

hamburglar wrote: post #51

mdesq wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You should add Yoleo[1] to your list. It looks quite promising. [1]: https://yoleoreader.com/

nuesbyte.com is pretty nice. don't see it on your list.

Thanks, added: https://starthq.com/apps/nuesbyte

Re: Digg Reader Update

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Post by antihero » Mon, Jun 17, 2013, 8:49 PM UTC

I think I missed the whole RSS thing - what exactly is the benefit to RSS readers - is it really so much better than visiting a few sites and reading the articles there? What sort of feeds do people read, and why was Google Reader so much better supposedly?

Re: Digg Reader Update

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Post by dustingetz » Mon, Jun 17, 2013, 8:52 PM UTC

flixic wrote: post #30

From their original blog post I had an impression that they will try to mirror Google Reader's API and features: "We hope to identify and rebuild the best of Google Reader’s features (including its API)"[1] Now they haven't mentioned API at all, they haven't replied to a question about Reeder, and they did put quite a lot of focus on their web and mobile apps. A conclusion I draw from this is that they don't want to…

Or, reader is harder to build than they thought.

Re: Digg Reader Update

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Post by maxerickson » Mon, Jun 17, 2013, 8:52 PM UTC

antihero wrote: post #53

I think I missed the whole RSS thing - what exactly is the benefit to RSS readers - is it really so much better than visiting a few sites and reading the articles there? What sort of feeds do people read, and why was Google Reader so much better supposedly?

One pattern is that they dramatically reduce the hassle involved with following a few dozen low traffic sites.

They also translate the task of actively keeping up with something into passively following along in the reader (which maybe isn't a positive, but it is easier...).

Re: Digg Reader Update

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Post by gaadd33 » Mon, Jun 17, 2013, 8:56 PM UTC

nothxbro wrote: 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.

Is there anyone from the original Digg team still there? I was under the impression the brand got bought by Betaworks but the team went to the Washington Post or something like that.

Re: Digg Reader Update

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Post by msutherl » Mon, Jun 17, 2013, 9:00 PM UTC

If I could ask for one thing: no thick header obscuring my reading experience. 75 pixels already go to the Chrome header. Let the text fill my screen.

Re: Digg Reader Update

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Post by bumbledraven » Mon, Jun 17, 2013, 9:03 PM UTC

hamburglar wrote: post #49

bumbledraven wrote: post #35

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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.

Ah, I haven't tried inoreader's mobile UI. I keep hoping someone will make a Reader-compatible backend that I can use with an one of my existing mobile RSS clients, like Mr. Reader.

Re: Digg Reader Update

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Post by hilko » Mon, Jun 17, 2013, 9:03 PM UTC

nthitz wrote: post #8

caycep wrote: 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 using NewsBlur and I been liking it so far.

Same here. There's something 'off' about it, compared to google reader, that I can't put my finger on, but it's good enough for my needs.

Re: Digg Reader Update

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Post by bumbledraven » Mon, Jun 17, 2013, 9:05 PM UTC

antihero wrote: post #53

I think I missed the whole RSS thing - what exactly is the benefit to RSS readers - is it really so much better than visiting a few sites and reading the articles there? What sort of feeds do people read, and why was Google Reader so much better supposedly?

RSS is especially good for sites that you like but that aren't updated frequently. I follow probably 100+ sites, each of which only updates once every month or so. It would suck to have to visit them each individually to check for updates.