Some people on Twitter are claiming that Twitter killed Google Reader, which I don't really get. It doesn't work the same at ALL.
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Consuela - Mar 13, 2013 3:01:44 pm PDT #22168 of 25497
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Tom Scola - Mar 13, 2013 3:03:47 pm PDT #22169 of 25497
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
WTF????
megan walker - Mar 13, 2013 3:12:13 pm PDT #22170 of 25497
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Personally I think Google killed Reader with their crappy redesign, which is when I pretty much stopped using it. I picked the blogs I liked most and get them via email now. Which is good for book/film reviews, but I'd rather a reader option for everything else.
I've heard people get blogs via Twitter but I've never understood how. I assume some app I don't use.
Consuela - Mar 13, 2013 3:15:31 pm PDT #22171 of 25497
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I've heard people get blogs via Twitter but I've never understood how. I assume some app I don't use.
Some of the people I follow on Twitter post links to their blog posts. But not always, and I still have to open another window to read them. It's so completely different.
I got used to the redesign, and for me GReader works the same as it always did, since I never got into the social functions (which they killed when they introduced G+).
Tom Scola - Mar 13, 2013 3:26:41 pm PDT #22172 of 25497
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I use the Reeder client on my Mac and iOS, which uses Google reader as its back-end.
flea - Mar 13, 2013 3:43:56 pm PDT #22173 of 25497
information libertarian
Lifehacker suggests some possible alternatives: [link]
bon bon - Mar 13, 2013 4:04:30 pm PDT #22174 of 25497
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I use Mr Reader as a client? For GReader. So I could see how apps might have contributed to its demise.
meara - Mar 13, 2013 4:15:42 pm PDT #22175 of 25497
I...RSS feed a few blogs to my dreamwidth? But I know Consuela can't get to that at work....
tommyrot - Mar 13, 2013 5:28:23 pm PDT #22176 of 25497
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Lifehacker suggests some possible alternatives: [link]
Laughing Squid suggests The Old Reader. They say:
Welcome to The Old Reader, the ultimate social RSS reader. It's just like the old google reader, only better. We're in beta right now, but we're constantly working on improvements and new features.
le nubian - Mar 13, 2013 10:18:59 pm PDT #22177 of 25497
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
feedly is looking like a good alternative.