crp Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 My fault , it was the only google i really used at least semi-regularly and I had just started using it more this month. Maybe Black Pixel will pick up the baton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Check Out These Google Reader Alternatives - Mashable Google Reader Is Shutting Down; Here Are the Best Alternatives - Lifehacker Google Reader is dying, but we have five worthy alternatives - CNET Four alternatives to Google Reader - USA Today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I like Feedly for Desktop and Mobile Integration. The biggest issue that many will find is that Google Reader was the source for many folks' Flipboard apps on their mobile devices. As Google Reader is killed off, Flipboard, Feedly and others step up with RSS alternatives - The Next Web We’ve Got Your RSS Covered! Save Your Google Reader Feeds Now - Flipboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrine Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I've been using browser-based Bloglines for RSS feeds. I forgot what I was using prior to that -- whatever it was shut down. Anyway, looks like they're picking up a lot of Google Reader folks. The banner line reads: If you're experiencing slowdowns or feed latency, please bear with us as we work hard to handle a huge amount of new users. Thank you for your patience 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 I've been using browser-based Bloglines for RSS feeds. [...] Anyone here able to get the button at http://dashboard.bloglines.com/en#migrate to do anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil P Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I like Feedly for Desktop and Mobile Integration. I started using Feedly today. I like it ok so far. I think it may be the best of the replacements. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrine Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 That's right, Bloglines was going to shut down until MerchantCircle took it over. Did you have a Bloglines account? If you want to import an OPML click the "Don't Migrate now" link. Then after you're in Bloglines, click +Add Content > Add a Feed. Below the blank line to add a single new feed is OPML:Import. I missed it in the screen copy but there is a darker line at the bottom of that box that drops down that you click to close the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 I started using Feedly today. I like it ok so far. I think it may be the best of the replacements. Feedly addon doesn't work with SeaMonkey Bloglines looks like a good contender as it is browser based, which is how i used google Reader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Glad there is something that works with your browser crp. That's the beauty of various products. If one doesn't work with your browser, another will. Great that Corrine was using something that works for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrine Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 M3 Sweatt provides links to articles about other RSS Readers in RSS feed reader blues? Get your feed in Microsoft Outlook and Office 365 - Satisfy Me - Site Home - MSDN Blogs. @LilBambi -- I wonder if he ever got M3 approved as his G+ name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 M3 Sweatt provides links to articles about other RSS Readers in RSS feed reader blues? Get your feed in Microsoft Outlook and Office 365 - Satisfy Me - Site Home - MSDN Blogs. @LilBambi -- I wonder if he ever got M3 approved as his G+ name. Yes, he did get to keep M3 Sweatt for his G+ name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrine Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I started using Feedly today. I like it ok so far. I think it may be the best of the replacements. You and 500,000 others!!! Feedly picks up 500,000 new users following Google’s decision to can its Reader service - The Next Web Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock247uk Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 /me never used google reader!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrine Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I tried the web version of Google Reader but didn't like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Never used it via web, but loved that other readers could hook into my RSS feeds on Google Reader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 I tried the web version of Google Reader but didn't like it. I really liked having an RSS Feed which i was in total control of when I saw the feedings. And on one page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temmu Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 google is/has shut(ting) down (free) apps, their web home page (igoogle), & now this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil P Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/map_of_the_week/2013/03/google_reader_joins_graveyard_of_dead_google_products.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temmu Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 lol - wow! great find, neil! i didn't realize google had slashed sooooo much! they must be trying to keep an extra billion or two in profits... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 http://www.slate.com...e_products.html Temmu is right! Great find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 Eventually I hope to try out theoldreader , but there are 27620 users in the import queue ahead of me, an advance of only 13,000 since Sunday. So may be a couple of days yet before I can report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil P Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Eventually I hope to try out theoldreader , but there are 27620 users in the import queue ahead of me, an advance of only 13,000 since Sunday. So may be a couple of days yet before I can report. Yeah I'm in the queue too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 Finally, my profile got imported into theoldreader tonight. It doesn't keep the time stamps from google reader, so i will need to go through my subscriptions to see what is really new. But the layout does seem nice, if slow. maybe when the importing is all done by the google users the speed will pick up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temmu Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 for 28,000 transactions to take days or weeks, someone must be manually intervening... that, or a lot of data per user over a sloooow connection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 for 28,000 transactions to take days or weeks, someone must be manually intervening... that, or a lot of data per user over a sloooow connection? supposedly it was automated. could be they are using a Celron with 1G RAM as the import server. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temmu Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 ah, the lackluster celeron. it may be cheap, but at least it is slow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 http://status.theoldreader.com/ has not been updated since the 20th. Maybe there is a verification process that is a logjam? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil P Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Hmm my sites finished importing. I either didn't get or just missed the email telling me. I literally just found out though so I don't have any impressions yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 Hmm my sites finished importing. I either didn't get or just missed the email telling me. I literally just found out though so I don't have any impressions yet. I got the email hours after the import was done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 well, theoldreader is basically working out for me. I really like having a web interface for my RSS feeds. The interface is a bit slow and a tiny bit wonky but definitely workable without trying to figure out "w-t-h is going on". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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