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Google Reader Apocalypse Extremely Fucking Nigh

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Re: Google Reader Apocalypse Extremely Fucking Nigh

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Post by mzl »

snogglethorpe wrote: post #46

I don't really share most of jwz's specific complaints, but I've been trying to use feedly, and boy .... it's really hard to believe so many people are recommending this as a general Google reader replacement. Besides its somewhat quirky UI, the main problem I have with feedly is that it seems predicated on the assumption that you will more or less read through all articles, one by one, in order, and finish them. Tha…

I have the exact same use-case: big hierarchy of feeds, and just reading the ones I feel like at the moment.

I switched to Newsblur, and apart from some small issues with the UI (which is getting better), I've been really happy. The iOS app is also nice. The downside is of course that it costs money, but it really isn't that much IMHO.

Re: Google Reader Apocalypse Extremely Fucking Nigh

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Post by badideabear »

snogglethorpe wrote: post #46

I don't really share most of jwz's specific complaints, but I've been trying to use feedly, and boy .... it's really hard to believe so many people are recommending this as a general Google reader replacement. Besides its somewhat quirky UI, the main problem I have with feedly is that it seems predicated on the assumption that you will more or less read through all articles, one by one, in order, and finish them. Tha…

I've been using The Old Reader (theoldreader.com) which, as the name suggests, is very much like old school reader before they crippled the social features. Sure, it doesn't have a dedicated mobile app, but the mobile site looks pretty nice.

Re: Google Reader Apocalypse Extremely Fucking Nigh

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Post by joosters »

owyn wrote: post #87
kybernetikos wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yup, that was the only one that I tried that really fit my workflow.

I'm using The Old Reader. I would have recommended it to him but he wants something with iPhone/iPad support too. They aren't charging anything, maybe they should make an app...

As of yesterday, the iOS app Feedler supports The Old Reader!

Re: Google Reader Apocalypse Extremely Fucking Nigh

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Post by sgt »

pbsdp wrote: post #48
seldo wrote: post #33

I appreciate his position but I have trouble taking advice on UI from somebody whose blog is eye-burning neon green text on a black background and has been since 1995. We know you're l33t, Jamie, you are a living legend. Can I get a readable color scheme already?

jwz's blog is't a product, doesn't exist to sell a product, or to sell jwz as a product -- which is why his ugly green color scheme is fantastic. His blog's color scheme also has no bearing on evaluating actual products' UX.

False, jwz is selling himself on this blog. He's addicted to the attention, very much like a heroin addict.

Re: Google Reader Apocalypse Extremely Fucking Nigh

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Post by joosters »

badideabear wrote: post #92
snogglethorpe wrote: post #46

I don't really share most of jwz's specific complaints, but I've been trying to use feedly, and boy .... it's really hard to believe so many people are recommending this as a general Google reader replacement. Besides its somewhat quirky UI, the main problem I have with feedly is that it seems predicated on the assumption that you will more or less read through all articles, one by one, in order, and finish them. Tha…

I've been using The Old Reader (theoldreader.com) which, as the name suggests, is very much like old school reader before they crippled the social features. Sure, it doesn't have a dedicated mobile app, but the mobile site looks pretty nice.

Apps are starting to support it, try using Feedler (on iOS, no idea if there is an Android version)

Re: Google Reader Apocalypse Extremely Fucking Nigh

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Post by woodylondon »

Check out https://www.inoreader.com/ - tried the usual suspects like Feedly, OldReader etc and did not like them. I have not found anything bad yet about inoreader and about as close to the Google reader as I could get.

No iOS app yet :-( but I hear they are coming.

NetNewsWire might have have a new version soon so keep an eye on that as well.

Re: Google Reader Apocalypse Extremely Fucking Nigh

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Post by Digit-Al »

When I first hear about the pending shutoff I first tried Bloglines / Netvibes. It seemed alright, but there was a weird bug that caused a big panel to take up the bottom third of the screen a lot of the time. I then tried Feedly, but (like some commenters below) just hated the interface. I think I tried another online reader as well, but can't remember what now.

I ended up going back to bloglines. I did find a way of getting rid of the massive menu bar that kept appearing at the bottom of the screen, but the problem seems to be fixed now.

Getting your feeds into Bloglines is not quite so easy as Feedly, but once you have everything set up it seems to work really well. Still not as good as Google, but the closest I have managed to find so far.

Re: Google Reader Apocalypse Extremely Fucking Nigh

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Post by skarmklart »

r00fus wrote: post #77
sage_joch wrote: post #54

Google doesn't seem to realize that one of their most valuable assets is trust. And that trust has eroded a great deal in recent months.

One imagines they felt they were leaving too much on the table, or that they felt the counterparty (ie, us users) didn't value it as much as they did their lost opportunities.

Personally, GR is one of few services that I would have gladly paid $100/year for. They should at least have asked us users if we wanted to pay for the service in exchange for letting it live on.

Re: Google Reader Apocalypse Extremely Fucking Nigh

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Post by Erwin »

shrikant wrote: post #76
snogglethorpe wrote: post #46

I don't really share most of jwz's specific complaints, but I've been trying to use feedly, and boy .... it's really hard to believe so many people are recommending this as a general Google reader replacement. Besides its somewhat quirky UI, the main problem I have with feedly is that it seems predicated on the assumption that you will more or less read through all articles, one by one, in order, and finish them. Tha…

InoReader ( https://www.inoreader.com ) gets quite close to the Google Reader experience. I've been juggling between that and YoleoReader to get better acquainted with them and will settle for one after getting properly used to one of them.

Thanks, I've spent a few months with Feedly but InoReader feels much more right! While Feedly does not allow you to export OPML, it still syncs with Google Reader so unless you've changed your feeds very recently, you can get them InoReader within a minute.

Re: Google Reader Apocalypse Extremely Fucking Nigh

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Post by sagarm »

jacoblyles wrote: post #89
snogglethorpe wrote: post #46

I don't really share most of jwz's specific complaints, but I've been trying to use feedly, and boy .... it's really hard to believe so many people are recommending this as a general Google reader replacement. Besides its somewhat quirky UI, the main problem I have with feedly is that it seems predicated on the assumption that you will more or less read through all articles, one by one, in order, and finish them. Tha…

Google reader had an amazing dedicated mobile phone app that shipped with Android on the Nexus 4. It was perfect .

I used that app heavily, and it certainly wasn't perfect. It had annoying bugs/behavior; some that I remember:

(1) confusing vertical scrolls with horizontal swipes;

(2) going back to the top of a story after rotating the screen;

(3) limited ability to manage feeds;

(4) an annoying delay when switching between screens;

(5) failure to follow the Jelly Bean "up" convention

(6) pictures would not be automatically scaled to fit the screen

it wasn't _terrible_ either. I'm sad to see Reader go, but there was plenty of room for improvement. I'm now happily using (and paying for) Newsblur.

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