Well fuck. Not only did Google discontinue Reader, they no longer support RSS feeds for Google Alerts, so even Feedly can’t retrieve feeds from saved Google searches. Looks like I will have to re-enter all my Death Pool searches another way to get RSS notifications in Feedly.
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The Old Reader is giving up and booting out everyone who signed up after Google announced they were axing Reader.
So I’m on the hunt again (and they’re only giving us two weeks… thanks guys). I’m looking for something basically similar to Reader. Don’t need fancy bells and whistles, I want my feeds, I want the folders they are sorted in, and I want a reading pane that I can scroll through the posts on a feed. I don’t want anything that makes chronology confusing (like “magazine style” graphic layouts).
Suggestions/favorites are welcome.
Well, this sucks. I thought I was so smart to jump on The Old Reader when they presented themselves as the alternative to Google Reader. Loved the layout and that they integrated the j/k navigation. I really thought that they wanted to be the replacement for Google Reader but I guess I was wrong. :smack:
Now what? Feedly, I guess. I hate the interface although it’s possible that I didn’t give it a fair shake once I saw The Old Reader.
The good news is that RSS isn’t dead, yet. The simple fact that The Old Reader couldn’t handle the volume speaks to the enduring popularity of RSS.
If you use the Firefox browser, look at the Newsfox extension.
Newsblurdoes this. It’s not free - but it works out to $2 a month. There were some gearing-up issues when Google first announced they were closing reader, but I’ve not had a problem with access/feeds in months now.
It’s got some fancyish stuff, but I’m not using those, at least for now . Thisis what I see when I log in (I don’t remember how much you see before you sign up/pay, so, an example 
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NewsBlur is what I’ve been using lately, though I have experimented with a few other platforms.
Two (relative) newcomers are the Digg Reader and the AOL Reader (yes, AOL!), both of which present clean interfaces in either list or expanded view. The Digg Reader doesn’t have a three-pane view, and for now does not support listing by oldest-first, while the AOL Reader offers both of those options. Digg has an iOS app through which your feeds can be displayed; AOL doesn’t yet seem to have an app, but the reader site displays well in the mobile interface.
The Old Reader is staying public! Happy dance! 
We’re pleased to announce that The Old Reader will officially remain open to the public! The application now has a bigger team, significantly more resources, and a new corporate entity in the United States. We’re incredibly excited to be a part of this great web application and would like to share some details about its future as well as thank you for remaining loyal users. We’re big fans and users of The Old Reader and look forward to helping it grow and improve for years to come.
First off we want to say that it’s rare to have an application that inspires as much passion as The Old Reader has as of late. We think that’s a sign of greatness and all credit for that goes to the wonderful team that has been running the show including Dmitry and Elena. We’ve gotten to know them pretty well this past week and they are smart, honest, and passionate people. We’re happy to announce that they are still a part of the team and we hope they will be for a long time to come. The new team will be managing the project and adding to the engineering, communications, and system administration functions.
More: The Old Reader: behind the scenes - The New Old Reader