Google Reader shutting down • Hacker News Board

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by brador » Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 10:47 AM UTC

whouweling wrote: post #542

brador wrote: post #502

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http://skimfeed.com - I don't like to share this out anymore because the server usually dies. But it's awesome.

If you like this layout you might also want to try out https://trackpanel.net It lets you display RSS feeds (and bookmarks, tasks and notes) in a similar layout. (Also plugging a side project of mine :-))

Usability tip: I would not have the Hi there box in the main panel. Maybe have it as a popup? Keep the main area clear.

Else, the first thing people try to do is find a way to close/remove/delete it so they can get started, which leads to the down arrow on it, which doesn't work to delete it. And now they're stuck wondering how to delete it...then they close the window without even tasting something they may have enjoyed.

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by pknight » Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 10:49 AM UTC

mindcrime wrote: post #271

F^&@ D^&@ IT! ^%&( ()&@& @&!^$&!!!!! Of ALL the things they would shut-down, they have to kill Reader!?? Nooooooooooooo!! Aaargggghhhh.... Oh well, guess it's back to RSSOwl[1]. Maybe this will even motivate me to get involved in hacking on RSSOwl a bit and help those guys out. This will probably also serve as the impetus for me to start adding some Reader like features to Neddick[2]. That was always sort of in the b…

I switched to RSSowl quite a while ago and didn't find myself longing back to Google Reader once. It does everything I'd want, it's just not that pretty of an application.

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by MrScruff » Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 10:53 AM UTC

tensor wrote: post #303

mjs wrote: post #211

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Are they really shutting down the CalDAV interface to Google Calendar? (I'm not sure what the "API" bit means, or the "whitelisted".) As of now, CalDAV is Google's recommended way for syncing with iOS devices http://support.google.com/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&a...

This is my concern too. I was under the impression that iCal also used CalDAV to sync. Why shut it down?

It's worse than that. On iOS Google have just shut down exchange support (for new users), which was how I was syncing calendars up until now. If they pull caldav support as well, there will be no syncing mechanism available to iOS users, unless I'm missing something.

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by wslh » Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 10:55 AM UTC

nl wrote: post #465

wslh wrote: post #216

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Yes, their historical data can't be rebuilt. A little bit like what happened with USENET and Google buying DejaNews. Nobody has that data.

So go and grab the data you care about while it's there? I'm trying to understand why Google suddenly gets responsibility for archiving the entire internet for incompetent websites.

If you have archeological pieces, even being the owner you can't destroy them.

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by nl » Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 10:55 AM UTC

tomjen3 wrote: post #492

nl wrote: post #465

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So go and grab the data you care about while it's there? I'm trying to understand why Google suddenly gets responsibility for archiving the entire internet for incompetent websites.

Because that is what googles mission is? To index all the worlds information and make it universually useful? Oh right, these days it is making shitty copies of facebook.

Because that is what googles mission is? To index all the worlds information and make it universually useful?

Yes. But failure to do that to someones satisfaction doesn't make them evil.

Or if it does... well I've failed at so many things I must belong to the axis of evil.

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by nl » Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 10:57 AM UTC

EwanToo wrote: post #532

boyter wrote: post #464

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Yes I certainly do. I have been working on it, but Koders and Ohloh are pretty established so its a long climb. I think the .de domain might be hurting a little bit too. Happy to listen to any actionable items that can address this though.

Not a huge thing, but your HTML isn't valid - for example, there's Google analytics stuff after the closing tag. That kind of thing is never going to help http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fsearchco.de%2...

That doesn't make any difference at all to SEO (and in some cases can improve performance - or at least having it after the body tag does).

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by friendofasquid » Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 10:59 AM UTC

We convert a few big-ish blogs to audio using a professional reader if you're into audiobooks or podcasts. Skip Google Reader listen instead.

http://castify.co/

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by olgeni » Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 11:05 AM UTC

As soon as RSS disappeared from Mountain Lion, Google copied the idea: time to sue again.

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by kondro » Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 11:05 AM UTC

If they want to make money from it, charge for it.

I would gladly pay $40/month to access Google Reader.

Re: Google Reader shutting down

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Post by oracuk » Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 11:10 AM UTC

This is affecting me similarly to the announcement of Yahoo killing Delicious. Both Delicious and Google reader became for me definitions of their services. As a result of this all alternatives do not feel right (Even if they're technically more full featured).

I have swapped Delicious with Diigo (After shopping around many alternatives). I really hope the process of replacing Google reader isn't as long or as painful as that was.

The ending of Delicious and Google Reader is the end of an era of my use of the Internet. I wonder if it's a function of my age that I now see that as a sad and worrying development rather than an opportunity to be grasped.