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Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by dkeskar » Wed, Mar 13, 2013, 11:52 PM UTC

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…

Caveat: Still early[1], less featured than Google/RSS Reader. But also more.

[1] http://memamsa.com/start/gr

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by surrealize » Wed, Mar 13, 2013, 11:52 PM UTC

I use Reader's "star" functionality to keep track of stuff that I want to refer back to later. And, AFAICT, you can't easily export your star history. You can export your subscriptions, but not the stars.

The only approach that I've seen to exporting stars is to use the fact that Reader will create a feed of just your starred items. Then you can view that feed in some other reader and manually mark each one there (ugh).

Edit: Oh, and the read/not read history is, AFAICT, also not exportable. And I do use this as well.

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by magoon » Wed, Mar 13, 2013, 11:52 PM UTC

Wait, Google is a business?

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by sideproject » Wed, Mar 13, 2013, 11:53 PM UTC

whoa. big move. can we somehow petition against this? and maybe even move this off as an alternative open source, driven by community? Whack some ads on Google Reader and you might make money out of it Google... but don't remove this.

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by mattchew » Wed, Mar 13, 2013, 11:53 PM UTC

This is going to be a problem. Reader is fairly important to me.

I'm dropping Google a note and offering to pay a subscription if they continue services. Probably won't make a dent, but worth a try.

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by shmerl » Wed, Mar 13, 2013, 11:53 PM UTC

Time to stick to Akregator.

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by OWaz » Wed, Mar 13, 2013, 11:55 PM UTC

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 considering buying Feedafever as well only because of Reeder integration. I think this just shows that any service can and most likely will just shut down, and we have to be ready to move to the next best alternative. Reeder is a great app and I enjoy using it because it's elegant. I recommend it and after seeing Newsblur mentioned here I wonder if Reeder can integrate with Newsblur (Newsblur is down so I'm assuming it doesn't already have a good mobile interface).

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by jezell » Wed, Mar 13, 2013, 11:55 PM UTC

http://theoldreader.com/

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by pseut » Wed, Mar 13, 2013, 11:56 PM UTC

ececconi wrote: post #16

Say it ain't so. I use this everyday at work on my text only internet browser. This is the first internet product shutdown I've ever been affected by. Maybe I don't need to spend so much time reading up on random news. Who knows, it might be good for me. But I will miss you.

If you're text only already, check out newsbeuter.

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by przemoc » Wed, Mar 13, 2013, 11:56 PM UTC

I used to use Google Reader. Feed count rose and rose to the point I stopped using it. For many many months I'm checking only LWN and HN sites manually for CS/IT-related stuff - I don't feel like I lost anything. So cannot really complain about losing Google Reader now, but I think that this decease decision is strange.

I may reevaluate feed idea when I see intelligent reader that will show me early the most interesting stories from my subscriptions and will do it with a style. Reading must be a pleasure, not pain. Typographically web is a horrible place, there is so much that can and should be improved. Feeds should be your better (i.e. correctly) looking versions of the texts you can find on the web.

Google Reader Plus extension improved a bit comfort of using GR, thanks to multi-column view for instance, but it wasn't enough to keep me using GR.