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Re: Digg Reader Update

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Post by tlongren » Mon, Jun 17, 2013, 9:09 PM UTC

caycep wrote: post #5

So where does this space stand at the moment? Off the top of my head, I can think of: -this (Digg) -feedly -feedbin -theoldreader There's probably a ton that I am missing

fever. It's what I switched to.

http://feedafever.com/

Re: Digg Reader Update

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Post by kansface » Mon, Jun 17, 2013, 9:59 PM UTC

bumbledraven wrote: post #60

antihero wrote: post #53

I think I missed the whole RSS thing - what exactly is the benefit to RSS readers - is it really so much better than visiting a few sites and reading the articles there? What sort of feeds do people read, and why was Google Reader so much better supposedly?

RSS is especially good for sites that you like but that aren't updated frequently. I follow probably 100+ sites, each of which only updates once every month or so. It would suck to have to visit them each individually to check for updates.

But how is that different than visiting any other link aggregate service like HN?

Re: Digg Reader Update

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Post by kwerty » Mon, Jun 17, 2013, 9:59 PM UTC

And while Digg was busy copying Google Reader, somebody was busy copying Digg - http://squiz.at

:)

Re: Digg Reader Update

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Post by Angostura » Mon, Jun 17, 2013, 10:17 PM UTC

kwerty wrote: post #63

And while Digg was busy copying Google Reader, somebody was busy copying Digg - http://squiz.at :)

You haven't looked at Digg for a couple of years, perhaps?

Re: Digg Reader Update

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Post by robotmay » Mon, Jun 17, 2013, 10:34 PM UTC

gaadd33 wrote: post #56

nothxbro wrote: post #9

It looks good, but I am wary of using any of these guys stuff based on how fast they 'pivot' and shut things down.

Is there anyone from the original Digg team still there? I was under the impression the brand got bought by Betaworks but the team went to the Washington Post or something like that.

AFAIK it's just the name that's left.

Re: Digg Reader Update

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Post by Pyrodogg » Mon, Jun 17, 2013, 10:44 PM UTC

kansface wrote: post #62

bumbledraven wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

RSS is especially good for sites that you like but that aren't updated frequently. I follow probably 100+ sites, each of which only updates once every month or so. It would suck to have to visit them each individually to check for updates.

But how is that different than visiting any other link aggregate service like HN?

Actually controlling what's being aggregated. There are times when sourcing intel from the crowd is nice, but at the end of the day I still want to be certain that i've received all of the (periodic) updates from specific sources.

Re: Digg Reader Update

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Post by krrrh » Mon, Jun 17, 2013, 10:44 PM UTC

kansface wrote: post #62

bumbledraven wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

RSS is especially good for sites that you like but that aren't updated frequently. I follow probably 100+ sites, each of which only updates once every month or so. It would suck to have to visit them each individually to check for updates.

But how is that different than visiting any other link aggregate service like HN?

Because you choose the news sources and you see everything they publish on that particular feed. A good example here might be the blog of an open source project that you rely on. They may make a post every month or two when new releases are made. You care enough that you want to be aware of the post, and you know it's unlikely that you'll see it on HN, but it's not urgent enough that you need an email.

Another good use case is webcomics. You like to read every new xkcd when you have time, and you don't have to worry about loading the page and not seeing any updates. Friend has a blog or tumblr that you feel obligated to follow, but you don't want to ever have to load it up and see stale content? RSS is perfect for that. Like reading David Brooks when he has a new column, but wading through Paul Krugman and Maureen Dowd is a chore? Just subscribe to the RSS feed on his author page.

It's also useful for other things, for instance jungle disk provides an RSS feed for backup jobs. So do many bug trackers.

Re: Digg Reader Update

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Post by alphakappa » Mon, Jun 17, 2013, 11:00 PM UTC

After switching to Yoleo Reader [1], I don't find myself missing anything from the old Google Reader. Highly recommended. (I have no affiliation with this)

[1] http://yoleoreader.com/

Re: Digg Reader Update

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Post by simcop2387 » Mon, Jun 17, 2013, 11:20 PM UTC

olegp wrote: post #52

hamburglar wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

nuesbyte.com is pretty nice. don't see it on your list.

Thanks, added: https://starthq.com/apps/nuesbyte

If you don't mind ones that have to be self hosted, tiny tiny rss[1] is one I've found I like. The self hosting for me is an advantage, and it has an android app to make it really easy to read them on the phone/tablet.

[1] http://tt-rss.org/redmine/projects/tt-rss/wiki

Re: Digg Reader Update

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Post by roldie » Mon, Jun 17, 2013, 11:27 PM UTC

vicaya wrote: post #42

I've been procrastinating on migrating, hoping for a last minute change of mind from G :) One of the main reasons I stuck with G is searching of my 200+ feeds over the last 5 years. Looks like none of the alternative services would ever support that. GR's been increasingly faster for me as well, probably due to lighter load from people migrating off? Google takeout only exports a small amount of metadata (starred/sha…

This is what I'm waiting for too. The ability to search made it a powerful tool beyond just a news aggregator. So far, I have not been able to find an adequate replacement.