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The no-sharing/discovery thing has hit me hard. If anybody out there has a social RSS reader start-up, feel free to reply to this and advertise your service. I

The no-sharing/discovery thing has hit me hard. If anybody out there has a social RSS reader start-up, feel free to reply to this and advertise your service. I will drag my friends to it along with me. (Yes, I use Twitter, Instapaper, news aggregate sites, etc. Yes social software has changed how i would otherwise discover links/news. But I still need an RSS reader, and the passive sharing in old Google Reader is a layer of social that one takes for granted in almost any app. I get why they took it out (they think they're helping G+), but it doesn't work for me.)

icebraining 15y ago
Well, create a Tag, get that Tag's feed from its Details and Statistics page, then your friends can subscribe to it as any other feed.
- KTamas 15y ago
  That's not the same. You still can't add a note and your friends can't comment on the item, for starters.
  - cpeterso 15y ago
    You can add multiple tags, so you could had your well-known "Shared" tag and then a comment as tag.
    - KTamas 15y ago
      That's still a half-solution. What if I want to make a multiline note? Also, that doesn't solve the problem that others can't comment on the shared item.
- thesethings 15y ago
  Thanks for this cool idea :D I will set it up at least for now. But it doesn't solve the discovery part- having a place where I can see everything my friends are sharing- unless they do it too.
p4bl0 15y ago
I can't agree more. At least they allow us to download our data as JSON file. I used the sharing feature a lot. I just downloaded my shared-items.json file and it is 56.3MB large! I already tried Tiny Tiny RSS and NewsBlur but I don't really like them. There's rssLounge left, I'll try it tomorrow if I have enough time. Does anyone knows another one of these opensource webapp feed aggragator? For now, I'll continue sharing using icebraining tips (to create a tag).
- conesus 15y ago
  Hey, NewsBlur's developer here. What didn't you like about NewsBlur? Lots in the pipeline, but I loves hearing what's off-putting so I can fix it for everybody.
  - mquander 15y ago
    I like Newsblur more than the last time I tried -- I just signed up for a premium account. However, I'm still slightly frustrated because of this: In Google Reader, I liked to look at all the feeds in a category and just see all the posts from each of those feeds in the reading pane, most recent first. I can almost do the same thing in NewsBlur with the "river of news," but it only shows me unread posts, which is usually OK but it's nice sometimes to be able to easily scroll back and re-read an older post without having to go dig up that feed. Is there a way you could add an option to replicate the Reader-like behavior of showing the posts in a folder chronologically?
  - p4bl0 15y ago
    I'm actually really fan of how Google Reader worked. But I can change my habits to use a free (as in freedom) software, that's not a problem. However, I didn't find how to create a feed of shared items, and that's a huge deal-breaker for me, I really need this feature (like I said in my previous comment, I use it a lot). Also, I'd love an Android app…
- rmccue 15y ago
  I develop one called Lilina which aims to be themable and pluggable, and offers APIs to that effect. I'd love to have feedback on it and see if it suits your needs. http://getlilina.org/ http://getlilina.org/
mjfern 15y ago
We are working on startup: http://intigi.com http://intigi.com. You can subscribe to your RSS or Twitter feeds and then filter the feeds by your interests (i.e., using keywords). In terms of social features, you can make any interest public and share it with others. You can also follow or fork any of the public interests (like Github). We are in early stages with the social features (and overall product) and would really appreciate any feedback/input! You can email me at mjfern@intigi.com or use the feedback button throughout the site. Thanks in advance!
- thesethings 15y ago
  Thanks, signing up, and kicking the tires. You'll be hearing from me.
  - mjfern 15y ago
    Awesome. I look forward to hearing your thoughts. Thanks!
- libraryatnight 15y ago
  I have no problem with the new Reader, but this sounds cool, signing up and trying it out :)
  - mjfern 15y ago
    Great. Please let me know if you have any questions or feedback. Thanks!
- mrleinad 15y ago
  Looks really promising. Signed up just now.
  - mjfern 15y ago
    Thanks! :-) Please let me know your thoughts about the application.
- 15y ago
gchucky 15y ago
I just read an article (http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2011/10/sharebros-are-building-google-reader-replacement/44307/ http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2011/10/sharebros-...) about a service called Hivemined that some people are currently putting together. I'm hoping that since the impetus for building this new service is the destruction of Reader, it will actually be a worthy replacement. Fingers crossed...
- thesethings 15y ago
  Thanks for posting this. Can't believe I missed it. Seems this guy is riding a wave of outrage/Internet meme fun.
gorog 15y ago
I'm happy with Netvibes. It has a widget view like iGoogle and a Reader view like Google Reader. I find the latter to be better now. It integrates with Facebook and Twitter, if it's the kind of social stuff you want. It won't push what others like to you, however. That's what Twitter is for.

icebraining 15y ago

Well, create a Tag, get that Tag's feed from its Details and Statistics page, then your friends can subscribe to it as any other feed.

KTamas 15y ago
That's not the same. You still can't add a note and your friends can't comment on the item, for starters.
- cpeterso 15y ago
  You can add multiple tags, so you could had your well-known "Shared" tag and then a comment as tag.
  - KTamas 15y ago
    That's still a half-solution. What if I want to make a multiline note? Also, that doesn't solve the problem that others can't comment on the shared item.
thesethings 15y ago
Thanks for this cool idea :D I will set it up at least for now. But it doesn't solve the discovery part- having a place where I can see everything my friends are sharing- unless they do it too.

p4bl0 15y ago

I can't agree more. At least they allow us to download our data as JSON file. I used the sharing feature a lot. I just downloaded my shared-items.json file and it is 56.3MB large! I already tried Tiny Tiny RSS and NewsBlur but I don't really like them. There's rssLounge left, I'll try it tomorrow if I have enough time. Does anyone knows another one of these opensource webapp feed aggragator? For now, I'll continue sharing using icebraining tips (to create a tag).

conesus 15y ago
Hey, NewsBlur's developer here. What didn't you like about NewsBlur? Lots in the pipeline, but I loves hearing what's off-putting so I can fix it for everybody.
- mquander 15y ago
  I like Newsblur more than the last time I tried -- I just signed up for a premium account. However, I'm still slightly frustrated because of this: In Google Reader, I liked to look at all the feeds in a category and just see all the posts from each of those feeds in the reading pane, most recent first. I can almost do the same thing in NewsBlur with the "river of news," but it only shows me unread posts, which is usually OK but it's nice sometimes to be able to easily scroll back and re-read an older post without having to go dig up that feed. Is there a way you could add an option to replicate the Reader-like behavior of showing the posts in a folder chronologically?
- p4bl0 15y ago
  I'm actually really fan of how Google Reader worked. But I can change my habits to use a free (as in freedom) software, that's not a problem. However, I didn't find how to create a feed of shared items, and that's a huge deal-breaker for me, I really need this feature (like I said in my previous comment, I use it a lot). Also, I'd love an Android app…
rmccue 15y ago
I develop one called Lilina which aims to be themable and pluggable, and offers APIs to that effect. I'd love to have feedback on it and see if it suits your needs. http://getlilina.org/ http://getlilina.org/

mjfern 15y ago

We are working on startup: http://intigi.com http://intigi.com. You can subscribe to your RSS or Twitter feeds and then filter the feeds by your interests (i.e., using keywords). In terms of social features, you can make any interest public and share it with others. You can also follow or fork any of the public interests (like Github). We are in early stages with the social features (and overall product) and would really appreciate any feedback/input! You can email me at mjfern@intigi.com or use the feedback button throughout the site. Thanks in advance!

thesethings 15y ago
Thanks, signing up, and kicking the tires. You'll be hearing from me.
- mjfern 15y ago
  Awesome. I look forward to hearing your thoughts. Thanks!
libraryatnight 15y ago
I have no problem with the new Reader, but this sounds cool, signing up and trying it out :)
- mjfern 15y ago
  Great. Please let me know if you have any questions or feedback. Thanks!
mrleinad 15y ago
Looks really promising. Signed up just now.
- mjfern 15y ago
  Thanks! :-) Please let me know your thoughts about the application.
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gchucky 15y ago

I just read an article (http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2011/10/sharebros-are-building-google-reader-replacement/44307/ http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2011/10/sharebros-...) about a service called Hivemined that some people are currently putting together. I'm hoping that since the impetus for building this new service is the destruction of Reader, it will actually be a worthy replacement. Fingers crossed...

thesethings 15y ago
Thanks for posting this. Can't believe I missed it. Seems this guy is riding a wave of outrage/Internet meme fun.

gorog 15y ago

I'm happy with Netvibes. It has a widget view like iGoogle and a Reader view like Google Reader. I find the latter to be better now. It integrates with Facebook and Twitter, if it's the kind of social stuff you want. It won't push what others like to you, however. That's what Twitter is for.