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I used Google Reader for years and years as a central repository for all of the webcomics i read. I switched to Newsblur this year and haven't looked back. It definitely has a better take on sharing.
pinboard is great What i'd like now is a better version of instapaper or the alternatives.
What don't you like about Instapaper? There are many good alternatives, including Pocket and Readability.
I'd much prefer an app I run myself with user maintained site defined scraping definitions.
I like instapaper though, it's good for what it does. Could be better though.
I've recently found The Old Reader: http://theoldreader.com/ Feels like greader would be if they kept driving it forward. They also do an import of all your greader feeds in one step, so I was able to just drop-in replace greader.
I used Google Reader for years and years as a central repository for all of the webcomics i read. I switched to Newsblur this year and haven't looked back. It definitely has a better take on sharing.
See for yourself, since it's open-source: http://github.com/samuelclay.
And because I run my own feed fetchers, you don't have to worry about the inevitable sunsetting and neglect of Reader. Also means I can do far more interesting things to feeds and stories that other Google Reader API-based clients can't.
Try it out: http://www.newsblur.com
I used Google Reader for years and years as a central repository for all of the webcomics i read. I switched to Newsblur this year and haven't looked back. It definitely has a better take on sharing.
But Google Reader has historical records that no other service has. That is the main advantage with them.
The only thing that I can think of, in terms of historical records, in the UI - is the 'how often is this feed updated?' graph under feed information.
I disagree with you, their main advantage is that they're Google. So they won't get shunned/blocked by webmasters. Other people/services can and do get blocked occationally.
Other advantages are; GReader is pretty easy to get going with (I already had a Google account), the UI isn't too much in the way and the fact that they're "always on" (but the last one is true for all 'webapps'/'web services') so they won't miss a update from a feed.
It's a real shame that Google Reader has been neglected for years now.
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I was wondering about that. Why would the author want to mask the name of the service in question?
I think it's just an oddly passive-aggressive writing style. He also keeps talking about services not selling his personal information, implying (I think) that Google does. However, that's of course not true, as it would violate Google's privacy policy and be a moronic business move in general. Honestly, I think it's great if the author wants to sing the praises of some new products or services he found to replace hi…
I used Google Reader for years and years as a central repository for all of the webcomics i read. I switched to Newsblur this year and haven't looked back. It definitely has a better take on sharing.
But Google Reader has historical records that no other service has. That is the main advantage with them.