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Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by JohnTHaller »

_delirium wrote: post #14

Weird decision. Judging by my logs, and those of several other sites I know about, it still has quite significant usage, though I don't know what their threshold is. For example, my own blog has 12x as many Google Reader subscribers as NewsBlur subscribers. Perhaps even with significant usage, that usage wasn't monetizable, and the what-people-read data wasn't valuable enough to keep it operating? Good news for the c…

Newsblur had under 2,000 users in the last day. So the usage of Google Reader isn't as significant as you think.

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by lispython »

mikeknoop wrote: post #41
conesus wrote: post #13

This has been a long time coming. Four years ago I began work on my own feed reader, NewsBlur, and it's now a full-fledged Google Reader competitor. It's also a paid app and has been paying for itself nearly since the beginning. http://www.newsblur.com I hope HN finds NewsBlur useful, especially since it's got native mobile apps on iOS (iPhone+iPad), Android, Windows Phone, and Nokia MeeGo. Native story sharing was l…

It's a great day to be NewsBlur -- good luck with converting the new traffic!

Their website is down now.

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by jeffehobbs »

mh- wrote: post #96
Samuel_Michon wrote: post #46

I'm very disappointed by this. I use Reader to manage all my RSS feeds. I check Reeder on my phone more than I use any other app. It just goes to show, if you're using Google software that has no advertising and isn't used to sell advertising, it could end any day, and it probably will some day. I'll be purchasing a Feedafever license, which also happens to work with Reeder. http://www.feedafever.com/

I'm looking at FaF but not seeing how this works with Reeder?

It's true, Fever is an Account type for Reeder.

http://shawnblanc.net/2012/06/review-reeder-3-for-iphone/

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by kingoftheintern »

Maxious wrote: post #84
wyclif wrote: post #30

I've been an active, daily user of Google Reader since the beginning. I knew this was coming, but it still doesn't feel right because unlike other Google properties that I don't use, it's part of my information flow. What I'd really like to see here on HN is a post comparing other RSS contenders like NewsBlur and The Old Reader.

These seems to be the most short sighted bit - they had the techarati 1% visiting a Google social media property multiple times a day and yet they neutered it (rather than integrating properly) to work more on Google+.

My impression is that the internet's elite click almost no ads, so Google as a profit-seeking entity doesn't necessarily care too much about what they do or think in aggregate, as long as they don't get upset enough to be heard by people who actually make up their revenue streams.

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by influx »

joonix wrote: post #124
cma wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can get all your Gmail data over standard IMAP. If you don't take advantage that to make personal backups, you are a fool.

Is there software that connects over IMAP and archives all your mail into one file? Not an email client.

Archivemail will do exactly that:

http://archivemail.sourceforge.net/

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by yaj »

klausa wrote: post #2

That's the first Google service shutdown that I'm affected by. Sad to see it go. What do you guys recommend for replacement? I know about NewsBlur [1], but I never liked it that much. I think I'm just looking for something that would emulate Reader's full-screen view as close as possible. [1] http://newsblur.com edit: Here's what I consider an absolute must-have in RSS app: - complete navigation with keyboard (j/k pr…

I have been using Twitter/Flipboard+Instapaper for a while now as a replacement for traditional RSS readers. I do use Tweetbot but most twitter clients do have "Read Later" applications integrated.
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