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Here's one more to add to the list: http://www.altfeedreader.com/ I made it, but it provides a simpler and prettier interface to a NewsBlur account (and it's open source: https://github.com/davidjohnstone/alt ).
I couldn't find TinyTinyRSS in it which is a open source alternative with a JSON API. http://tt-rss.org/redmine/projects/tt-rss/wiki
Looks good, but I decided not to list open source alternatives that you need to self host, since most non technical users wouldn't be able to do that.
I am hooked on Reeder and am thus limited to whatever servies are supported, thus narrowing my choices quite a bit. FEEDBIN (2/month or 20/year) + best of the bunch + api on github + moved to new servers, better speed ahead + export available + aesthetic & functional + some app support on most platforms + feels like designed for heavy RSS user consumption + excellent reviews around the web - 3 day only trial - single…
I really wish we could see a year into the future, to see which of these services really lasted and were well maintained with new feature updates.
I submitted it to StartHQ.
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Looks good, but I decided not to list open source alternatives that you need to self host, since most non technical users wouldn't be able to do that.
Would that also exclude Liferea? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liferea
I've noticed an interesting side effect from using a desktop based aggregator that doesn't sync with a smartphone; while before I'd obsessively comb through new items throughout the day, sometimes even impacting conversations, now I read everything in one fell swoop when I turn on my personal laptop at the end of the day. No more pulling the phone out at awkward places and times, the productivity benefits, at least for me, are immense.
One could argue that it's down to discipline, but if you actually have a mechanism that enforces this behavior it makes things immensely easier.
I am liking Digg reader the best. It is the only one to have properly imported all my tags and starred items (which go back to 2008)
With Newsblur, which has otherwise been OK, I was only able to import 20 or so starred items.
I am liking Digg reader the best. It is the only one to have properly imported all my tags and starred items (which go back to 2008)
Nice - I just signed up for an invite. This will be great if the invitation comes before Google shuts down reader - otherwise I doubt I'll be able to import my old stuff. With Newsblur, which has otherwise been OK, I was only able to import 20 or so starred items.
Is Digg Reader the best replacement? Is there an independent review?
It was made by me and juliogreff, by the way. Still there are a lot of things yet to be implemented and improved, but we are up to it.