beerbaron Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I just got this notice from Google today. Anybody has the equivalent web based RSS feed? BeerBaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyten1 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 yes this was pretty annoying i have been using feedly its prettier, i honestly like google reader better, but feedly is decent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junto Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Here is the article for you... http://lifehacker.com/5990456/google-reader-is-getting-shut-down-here-are-the-best-alternatives I am trying to move over to NewsBlur but I think their website is being overloaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grenville Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Here is the article for you... http://lifehacker.com/5990456/google-reader-is-getting-shut-down-here-are-the-best-alternatives I am trying to move over to NewsBlur but I think their website is being overloaded. Cool! Thanks for the link. I was bummed about google pulling the plug on their offering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meiroy Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 You can try Google Currents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txlaw Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I am bummed as well. Will wait to see what options may be the best to switch to. Where is AMZN on this? Why can't I subscribe to RSS feeds through my Amazon account, such that they go to my Kindle app on my iPad and phone, and are available through a nice website for my desktop/laptop? They're missing an opportunity to make their customer base even stickier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 NewsBlur seems like a good alternative for power-users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnamstreet Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 A lot of people are recommending feedly to me, although I haven't personally switched yet. http://www.feedly.com/ Personally, I'll wait to see what is created and what filters up in late may early June. I suspect we'll see a lot of new products. In my mind, this is a great example of how Microsoft misses the little things. If they were clever they would do a bing reader and make switching from google reader to bing reader a breeze (one click). In combination they should also try to capitalize on the growing anger towards google by making switching from gmail to hotmail or outlook.com only a few clicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYDemaray Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 OK -- I've signed up for Feedly, Newsblur premium, FeedDemon and The Old Reader in the last 48 hours. Here are my thoughts. Feedly - nice aesthetically, but slow for my tastes and the iPad version has the annoying inability to put things in list view Newsblur - hard to say, their servers are swamped. Interface looks ok, but not as intuitive as Google Reader FeedDemon (PC download) -- fastest option so far with ability to get through many headlines. Lacks some of the intuitive features of Google Reader and annoyed by inability to make subfolders. Obvious downside is that feeds exist on your desktop and inability to mirror on phones/tablets The Old Reader -- this may be where I end up. Most like Google Reader, and the site seems to perform well on my iPad (no App, just Safari). There is a backlog for importing your feeds, but from what has been imported so far, looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnarisapirate Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I still can't believe that they are doing this... you would think they would keep it with everyone hating the move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zarley Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I agree this is a really odd move. Reader is one of the top 5 Google services I use. Google just became meaningfully less useful to me. The feedly ap on my tablet looks fantastic. I'm not entirely sold on it, but it does broaden my perspective on what an RSS reader might be. Haven't look at the browser version yet. Since I'm a creature of habit, I will probably check out Old Reader as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I still can't believe that they are doing this... you would think they would keep it with everyone hating the move. Somewhere I read that RSS reader is not one their top 23 apps. It is used by less than 0.18% of google users. i think google is nuking all the small projects which do not bring revenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCG Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 There are tons of better RSS readers out there on every device. Google hadn't improved Google reader in years. Not surprised they're ditching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Newsblur - hard to say, their servers are swamped. Interface looks ok, but not as intuitive as Google Reader Yeah, I've had the same experience. Seems like they didn't expect the growth spike. I'll wait a bit and then try them again, because apparently they are supposed to be quite fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYDemaray Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 There are tons of better RSS readers out there on every device. Google hadn't improved Google reader in years. Not surprised they're ditching it. Any suggestions other than the ones mentioned? As an aside, Feedly looks nice but I need something fast, not pretty. Flipboard et al are useless to me. I need to get through hundreds of PR and articles on companies I cover quickly...anything that fits that bill that is platform independent and can be used on iPad + PC + iPhone? Right now Old Reader is in the lead for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmitz Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 There are tons of better RSS readers out there on every device. Google hadn't improved Google reader in years. Not surprised they're ditching it. Well, the reader website had not been glitzy, but it has always been very fast and very reliable, and a large number of client applications use Google Reader's API as a way to synchronize state. Personally I do more of my reading in Reeder than any other application, so I'm waiting to see what they are going to use for a backend, and will likely just switch to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkbabang Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I've been using Feedly since I got the notice. If you go into settings and make the index page your start page and change the default view to "condensed" it is quick and minimal like reader was. Also right now they are basically a front end for google reader, but plan on seamlessly transitioning all of their users when reader shuts down: Transitioning from Google Reader to feedly I'm planing on trying some of the other readers as well when I have some time. Feedly is good enough for now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCG Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 There are tons of better RSS readers out there on every device. Google hadn't improved Google reader in years. Not surprised they're ditching it. Any suggestions other than the ones mentioned? As an aside, Feedly looks nice but I need something fast, not pretty. Flipboard et al are useless to me. I need to get through hundreds of PR and articles on companies I cover quickly...anything that fits that bill that is platform independent and can be used on iPad + PC + iPhone? Right now Old Reader is in the lead for me... don't have my iPad w/me, but RSS HD & Feedly (as mentioned already) are probably my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest valueInv Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 There are tons of better RSS readers out there on every device. Google hadn't improved Google reader in years. Not surprised they're ditching it. Well, the reader website had not been glitzy, but it has always been very fast and very reliable, and a large number of client applications use Google Reader's API as a way to synchronize state. Personally I do more of my reading in Reeder than any other application, so I'm waiting to see what they are going to use for a backend, and will likely just switch to that. Same here. My most used app on all devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tengen Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 There's a petition at change.org to keep Google Reader: https://www.change.org/petitions/google-keep-google-reader-running It has 136,774 signatures as I write this. If you are a Reader user, please consider signing the petition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txlaw Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I signed up for Feedly. I like it so far. What are you guys going with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racemize Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I signed up for Feedly. I like it so far. What are you guys going with? I'm also on Feedly. It seems ok, but I'm not totally sold on it. They did improve it a lot since the mass migration though, so I bet it will evolve over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmitz Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Feed Wrangler. I like the simplicity, though it needs a couple features. I mainly expect to use it through other apps though, so the interface isn't something I cared about too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkbabang Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I'm still using feedly as well. It's ok, I've gotten used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeCrow Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I use the Mr. Reader and SlowFeeds apps on my iPad to read RSS, so I'm trying to stick to services that they'll both support. Right now, I'm evaluating Feed Wrangler ($19/yr) and FeedHQ ($12/yr). Until I decide, Feedly is free, and I'll use it as my backend once Mr. Reader and SlowFeeds start supporting it (hopefully, before July 1). I might even stick with Feedly if it seems to be working well, but I'm kind of leaning towards a paid service so I know the rug won't get pulled out from under me again in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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