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Even after 5+ years, I still miss Google Reader almost everyday. Just pure simplicity and tight community around sharing is yet to be matched IMO. Web has moved

Even after 5+ years, I still miss Google Reader almost everyday. Just pure simplicity and tight community around sharing is yet to be matched IMO. Web has moved on and as someone commented here, it’s walled garden everywhere now. Thank you Google of yore for creating and running a great service for as long as you did!

nolok 8y ago
Ehh, the old reader has scratched that itch for me ever since. And I like that it's a company dedicated to it rather than an irrelevant side product of a much larger company that doesn't really care about it, since it's a large part of my weekly life.
- princetman 8y ago
  Not to my taste. I guess you must use some App to read the feed? I just launched home page on the phone and it’s far from ideal. Take a look at this screenshot. https://ibb.co/hwFJXA https://ibb.co/hwFJXA Would love to know what’s your setup on the go.
  - zimpenfish 8y ago
    Feedbin is pretty good on mobile Safari (although I normally read it via Reeder 3) - https://ibb.co/eCZR2A https://ibb.co/eCZR2A
  - simongr3dal 8y ago
    If you're on iOS then Reeder[1] is a pretty good choice, because it supports a lot of different sync services[2]. The app isn't updated all that often, but then again, it doesn't really need it. [1]: http://www.reederapp.com http://www.reederapp.com [2]: https://ibb.co/h008HA https://ibb.co/h008HA
tannhaeuser 8y ago
I think you're misunderstanding why Google has been criticized wrt Reader. The problem was that Google first ruined the RSS ecosystem, then pulled out of it and tried to lead users elsewhere, leaving torched earth behind.
- ac29 8y ago
  How did Google "ruin" the RSS ecosystem? Something like 95% of the sites I have interest in following have perfectly fine RSS feeds.
sytelus 8y ago
I miss Google reader as well but it’s demise gave me opportunity to check out Apple News. I am actually surprised how much better it is. They aggregate from opposing news sources very nicely (for example, Fox vs MSNBC) so you get to see two sides of each story. Apple News app can really open your eyes to things you don’t explore while Google Reader seem to kept recommending similar things over and over.
vshabanov 8y ago
Modulo sharing BazQux Reader (https://bazqux.com https://bazqux.com) has the same Google Reader simplicity plus some additional features. Try it.
Mauricio_ 8y ago
Blogtrottr + Gmail filters = reader

nolok 8y ago

Ehh, the old reader has scratched that itch for me ever since. And I like that it's a company dedicated to it rather than an irrelevant side product of a much larger company that doesn't really care about it, since it's a large part of my weekly life.

princetman 8y ago
Not to my taste. I guess you must use some App to read the feed? I just launched home page on the phone and it’s far from ideal. Take a look at this screenshot. https://ibb.co/hwFJXA https://ibb.co/hwFJXA Would love to know what’s your setup on the go.
- zimpenfish 8y ago
  Feedbin is pretty good on mobile Safari (although I normally read it via Reeder 3) - https://ibb.co/eCZR2A https://ibb.co/eCZR2A
- simongr3dal 8y ago
  If you're on iOS then Reeder[1] is a pretty good choice, because it supports a lot of different sync services[2]. The app isn't updated all that often, but then again, it doesn't really need it. [1]: http://www.reederapp.com http://www.reederapp.com [2]: https://ibb.co/h008HA https://ibb.co/h008HA

tannhaeuser 8y ago

I think you're misunderstanding why Google has been criticized wrt Reader. The problem was that Google first ruined the RSS ecosystem, then pulled out of it and tried to lead users elsewhere, leaving torched earth behind.

ac29 8y ago
How did Google "ruin" the RSS ecosystem? Something like 95% of the sites I have interest in following have perfectly fine RSS feeds.

sytelus 8y ago

I miss Google reader as well but it’s demise gave me opportunity to check out Apple News. I am actually surprised how much better it is. They aggregate from opposing news sources very nicely (for example, Fox vs MSNBC) so you get to see two sides of each story. Apple News app can really open your eyes to things you don’t explore while Google Reader seem to kept recommending similar things over and over.

vshabanov 8y ago

Modulo sharing BazQux Reader (https://bazqux.com https://bazqux.com) has the same Google Reader simplicity plus some additional features. Try it.

Mauricio_ 8y ago

Blogtrottr + Gmail filters = reader