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Technical & Scientific => Software => Topic started by: KnuckleBuckett on March 14, 2013, 07:24:24 AM
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http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/13/google-reader-shut-down/
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I was gonna come post about this yesterday but I was too at a loss. Of seriously be willing to pay a few bucks a month for this. Sucks. Gonna wait a month and then start looking for an alternative
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I felt that way about iGoogle. Though for the most part NetVibes is better.
Good luck finding a happy replacement!
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I was so pissed about this! I spent probably 45 minutes looking for alternatives. NetVibes has a reader function but so far I don't like it. Feedly was down so I couldn't try it and some of the others seem to be for mobile/tablet only. WHY IS GOOGLE SHUTTING THIS DOWN? It's perfect for how I want to use it!
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Yeah, what all you guys said.
Tried Feedly but that didn't work. Was gonna try NetVibes to replace iGoogle and Reader at the same time.
Speaking of iGoogle, I just recently replaced it in my browsing habits. I no longer use Firefox for personal browsing and am on Chrome full time. Instead of iGoogle as my home page I use Awesome New Tab Page and Checker Plus for GMail. It's not perfect but it's alright. We'll see how I tweak it as time goes on, or if I just switch to NetVibes.
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NetVibes is fine at home, work slows it and causes issues with loading and updating. Overall I would give it 7/10. The stock and market watch tools suck.
Bookmarks is AWESOME. Gmail integration is nice. It is very configurable though setup is clunky.
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Yeah, this and iGoogle is a big wtf for me. Most of the people in my lab just started using reader for journal articles...
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Using Feedly now... they must be loving that Google's ending reader. It's ok, but not ideal.
I've been using Newsify on mobile for a long time. I'm hoping I can keep using it even after it can't sync to google reader anymore.
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wtf is rss?
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wtf is rss?
A near forgotten technology.
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wtf is rss?
A near forgotten technology.
than why did I even read this thread?
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So... oh modern users of technicalology, what should rss feed reader readers be doing instead?
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wtf is rss?
A near forgotten technology.
yeah, when I heard the news I was like "oh no, first my favorite BBS went down and participation in my usenet group is really dropping off and now this!"
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So... oh modern users of technicalology, what should rss feed reader readers be doing instead?
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So... oh modern users of technicalology, what should rss feed reader readers be doing instead?
Getting with the times
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Ahhh... don't read or stay informed. Gotcha.
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People with rss are the ones that seed things onto social media...
...I'm interested in what Digg's going to try to do here. Smart if they can pull it off.
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People with rss are the ones that seed things onto social media...
Do you think they were referring to using social media to get similar functionality? Because I don't see any way to utilize social media in a way that's even remotely similar to how I and apparently others use rss feeds.
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So... oh modern users of technicalology, what should rss feed reader readers be doing instead?
Getting with the times
A lot of scientific journals publish RSS feeds. Not sure what the alternative would be besides going to each website individually and looking at new publications. Not to mention my iGoogle homepage (yeah, still using it!) is mostly a collection of RSS feeds.
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Nice article...
http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/14/google-reader-is-dead-no-tears-please/
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Thanks Knuck. A good read....I frequently stop and wonder if I should be hosting my own email or something....
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yes, that is a good article. I think we tend to forget that almost all of the services we use are indeed free! we would have more room to bitch if we actually paid for them.
We do. In a round about way we do. Just like OTA TV, radio, and the like.
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Thanks Knuck. A good read....I frequently stop and wonder if I should be hosting my own email or something....
Sigh...yeah. You should get your own domain. Mhm.
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i don't know if gmail will go away anytime soon. I mean, they've monitized that for business use; I can't imagine them dropping that line of business. Although, I suppose they could wein of the free-bee users who don't click on ads and aren't using google+. Even if you have you're own domain name though, you can run it all through gmail with a business account.
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I think I found my replacement: www.theoldreader.com
Looks like pretty much an exact replica of google reader and maybe even better. :) WOOHOO!
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I've been fine with Feedly. Don't think I'll even need to try that one.