Google Reader to shut down with other services as part of second ‘spring cleaning’
So what replacements do you recommend?
This is probably your best bet, if you want as seamless a transition as possible.
Just noticed this article with several suggestions, including instructions for exporting your google feeds-list and importing them to another reader.
Google is shutting down its RSS reader as of 1 July. What’s a good substitute? I’ll be using it on a laptop, so whether something’s available as an Android or Iphone app doesn’t apply.
Thanks!
There’s already a thread on this, here.
Google announced yesterday that Google Reader, its RSS reader product,will be discontinued on July 1. Google cited declining readership.
I found Google reader to be very useful for following news and websites, as well as Google search alerts. My Death Pool strategy is going to face a major change as a result.
Is RSS in general a dying format? Do you use Google Reader? Do you use another RSS reader? Did you use RSS feeds in the past, but stopped? What are you using now instead of RSS feeds?
RSS never caught on; only a handful of computer users even know what it is. There are other was of getting alerts now, and something like Twitter can do what RSS does plus much more, and is easier to use.
AAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! This is how I keep track of all my blogs that I like to read about 100+. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Help! What is good alternate way of doing this??
So how do I set up my Twitter account to alert me whenever a dining room table pops up on Craigslist?
People on other threads have stated there are “better” ways now to stay informed–like Twitter. I’ve been using RSS for a long time and never used Twitter much. Can someone enlighten me–how can Twitter replace dedicated RSS feeds? In what ways is it “better”?
Or whenever a celebrity is diagnosed with cancer?
eBay doesn’t bother with RSS on their new format.
I’ve never even know what an RSS feed is, and I’m… more advanced than the average web user, if not an expert.
People who say that assume that all the blogs in the world also have Twitter feeds and Facebook pages. It’s not true, of course, and RSS still has its uses - but without Google’s Reader and its crossplatform abilities it might be facing hard times.
I guess I might use Netvibes as a replacement. I’m not sure.
Between this and the caldav changes, I’m starting to rethink my usage of the Google Family of Products, though. I used Google Calendar because it’s easy to get to and it works with everything. If that stops being true then there’s no point to sticking with them. They’re willingness (or their mad compulsion, whatever,) for axing their products after a couple years is a real pain in the ass. I’m glad now that I never bothered committing to the Android ecosystem (well, I have a Kindle Fire but it’s just for dinking around).
Yeah, this is why I’ve avoided Google Calendar, actually. I rely heavily on my shared calendar with my husband and if Google decided to axe the service it would be extremely inconvenient for me.
Twitter is absolutely not a replacement for RSS and IMO people who are making that suggestion don’t really understand what RSS is or how people use it.
Though I do have and use Reader (and at least the backend), Feedly has been my service of choice, for both mobile and web. I plan to continue with them, as they’ve seemed to anticipate this and have a solution on the way.
That said, I’ve already used Google Takeoutto export my data, just in case.
Google Reader completely changed the way I interact with the internet. I’ll be finding a new RSS reader and will continue to consume the majority of my media through it.
Try this: https://ifttt.com/
I never used to use much RSS but I’ve found that on my iPod Touch that if a blog doesn’t have a mobile version it can be very hard to read…so I read it via Feedler (looks like it’s only for iOS). When you get the RSS version it’s usually just text and photos.
I wasn’t too concerned about this Google Reader stuff until I realized that that’s how I am managing my Feedler feeds. Oops!