▲ 24 ▼ Who killed Google Reader? (www.theverge.com) submitted 3 years ago by Ragnell@kbin.social to c/tech@kbin.social 18 comments fedilink hide all child comments Google Reader was supposed to be much more than a tool for nerds. But it never got the chance.
[–] cassetti@kbin.social 6 points 3 years ago (3 children) Check out Feedly - it's not Google Reader, but it's also not terrible either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Yamayo@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago My nostalgia always tells me that GReader was better, but I'm using Feedly since and I'm happy with it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DrGiltspur@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Yeah, Feedly is great. Been using it for years and very happy with it. It's kind of a bummer that RSS never took off the way it deserved. It is kind of a precursor to what we have now with Fediverse/ActivityPub. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cassetti@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago Seriously, I've been preaching about RSS for decades. I subscribe to so many news feeds from sites all over the world. I always tell people how awesome it is to see 50 different spins on every news event that happens in the world. It gives me a real unique perspective on the world at large as opposed to getting my news from a few limited sources. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BoxOfSnoo@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I try to self-host a lot of stuff these days, and have become a big fan of FreshRSS. VERY Google Reader-like. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cassetti@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago Yeah if I ever lose Feedly, I'll likely have to go the same route permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Yamayo@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago My nostalgia always tells me that GReader was better, but I'm using Feedly since and I'm happy with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DrGiltspur@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Yeah, Feedly is great. Been using it for years and very happy with it. It's kind of a bummer that RSS never took off the way it deserved. It is kind of a precursor to what we have now with Fediverse/ActivityPub. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cassetti@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago Seriously, I've been preaching about RSS for decades. I subscribe to so many news feeds from sites all over the world. I always tell people how awesome it is to see 50 different spins on every news event that happens in the world. It gives me a real unique perspective on the world at large as opposed to getting my news from a few limited sources. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cassetti@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago Seriously, I've been preaching about RSS for decades. I subscribe to so many news feeds from sites all over the world. I always tell people how awesome it is to see 50 different spins on every news event that happens in the world. It gives me a real unique perspective on the world at large as opposed to getting my news from a few limited sources. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BoxOfSnoo@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I try to self-host a lot of stuff these days, and have become a big fan of FreshRSS. VERY Google Reader-like. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cassetti@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago Yeah if I ever lose Feedly, I'll likely have to go the same route permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cassetti@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago Yeah if I ever lose Feedly, I'll likely have to go the same route permalink fedilink source parent