May 8, 2013
The RSS game is wide open. RSS aggregators are back in the feeding frenzy. But then, the tribe of feed readers was already there…we mostly had time for the king. Google Reader will be dead in a couple of months. Long live the King! Now, it's time to look at the princelings. Reading the feeds we subscribe to is a pretty basic day-to-day activity, and you can bet there are enough Chrome extensions for that.
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April 17, 2013
As mournfully described in verse by Justin, Google Reader has flown the coop. However, dear readers, this is not a time to cry. It is not a time to lament. It is not even a time to rise up in anger. Instead, it is a time for change. RSS is a great tool for reading [...]
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April 3, 2013
The company which has its many and varied tentacles wrapped tightly around all four corners of the Web recently announced the culling of Google Reader. This decision annoyed many people, some of whom immediately began looking around for alternative RSS readers. The chances of Google culling other services in the future are high, as the company has these spring cleans regularly.
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April 2, 2013
With the upcoming demise of Google Reader, many new RSS loyalists have been searching for alternatives. Feedly is one of those alternatives, and it has now introduced a new version of its iOS and Android apps. The update brings a better search as well as a new ‘Must Reads’ section for recommended reading.
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March 31, 2013
The grave has been dug for Google Reader. It's almost dead and gone, and I'll surely miss it. It definitely surprised me to hear that they were putting an end to this beloved service, but it didn't worry me. Savvy folks like you and I will always know of alternatives. You should see this as an opportunity, not a letdown. Maybe you'll find something new that you would have liked more than Google Reader all along.
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March 27, 2013
With Google Reader on its way out, people have been scrambling to find alternatives to get their RSS fix. We've even come up with a list of solid alternatives to Google Reader to make sure you aren't left wondering where to go next. But what if you were to ditch the concept of RSS altogether? You could do that by opting instead to get your news and blog post fix using Twitter lists.
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March 26, 2013
It's a shame that Google Reader is being retired soon, but it's also a good time to realize that there are (and always have been) some incredibly viable alternatives to the service. I'd be lying if I said that I thought Google Reader was not the best web-based RSS reader available, but there are throngs of standalone RSS applications out there for your desktop or laptop. If you're being forced to look for a new solution to reading your RSS feeds, consider one of these.
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March 19, 2013
Google Reader is sun-setting and shutting down on July 1st. Like most Google services, it was free – and in a world where many Web services are free, it's easy to forget that developers need to eat, too. If you're not the one paying for their lunch, then the money comes from advertisers. And that means you're the product, not the customer.
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March 18, 2013
Google Reader is dead. By July the Internet's premier RSS service is shutting down forever, leaving users to find a replacement on their own. If you're looking for an equivalent to Google these are just a few of the web's best alternatives to Google Reader – one of them is bound to be right for you. If not, wait: we're sure others will be built in the months to come.
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March 17, 2013
This week’s poll question is the obvious one considering the week’s biggest news: the end of Google Reader. Despite Google’s claim that Reader’s usage was declining, the uproar that followed the announcement seems to point otherwise. Are you a Google Reader user, or do you use a different RSS reader that doesn’t rely on Google’s product?
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March 12, 2013
How many feed readers have you tried so far in order to tame the Niagara of feeds? I admit I have done my share. After so many years, the tried and tested Google Reader and the classy Flipboard have won the game for me. But that isn’t to say I don’t try out the next cool one I find. RSS remains the best way to consume content for me.
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February 20, 2013
Add a beautiful, Metro-style Google Reader app to Windows 8. If you like your reading experience to be clean, quick and smooth – and you're a recent convert to Windows 8 – this is the app you've been looking for. It even comes with offline reading support. Nextgen Readers does what every Windows 8 app should aspire to: offer a great tablet interface without compromising the desktop experience.
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February 19, 2013
Google Reader works and lead the way in RSS feed readers for a long time, but it's boringly simple, even for Google design ethics. These readers add new dimensions! They add new ways to physically interact with your news. They grow with you and if life does anything, it grows. So, prepare to breathe new life into the way you use news!
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February 18, 2013
RSS feed readers are still the best way to access and manage your favorite website article updates and topical interests. And while I recommend Google Reader as the best baseline RSS feed manager, attractively designed Mac desktop and iOS mobile applications like Reeder for the iPad ($4.99) make the browsing and reading experience even better.
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February 13, 2013
Byline is what I would consider to be a meta-reader. It takes your feeds from Google Reader (as well as Instapaper and Pocket), and converts each title to be readable on your iPhone. Of course, there are other apps that do the same thing, so in this case, it's all about your flavor of choice. With that said, take a look at Byline, and see if you like it.
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