Comments on: Google Reader, please don’t go — I need you to do my job

By: Alison @Alisoncorp.com

Alison @Alisoncorp.com — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:32:31 +0000

Hey guys! Don’t panic!! Look at Flud;I think it will solve your dilemma, and it is great.. even if Google Reader was still here.

http://www.flud.it

By: תיקון אייפון

תיקון אייפון — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:45:25 +0000

I would like to recommend Netvibes. I have been using it for a while now, ever since I decided to leave the iGoogle page, which I was using to aggregate my RSS feeds. I like the developments on Netvibes, though there are a few features that make it feel old. But there still seems to be development going on. Maybe you guys at paidcontent and gigaom can find out how the future looks for netvibes…? ;)

By: rwitter

rwitter — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 04:22:58 +0000

Take a look at @ http://www.privateoss.com web based rss reader as an alternative to google reader.

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:57:24 +0000

I know you say you don’t want to use an iPad, but if you don’t know the speed you can reach until you’ve seen how slick Feedly is. Currently syncs with Google Reader, and already planning for life after Google. One flick auto mark as read and already onto the next group of stories … Great interface for organizing feeds and high volume consumption, as well as sending to other services post-filter. Desktop app as well…

By: Skimr

Skimr — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:23:36 +0000

Time to move on. Here is a solid Google Reader alternative: Skimr – http://www.skimr.co

By: Christian Fuchs

Christian Fuchs — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:22:44 +0000

I fully agree. Google reader is my main news source for years now – or better said the API.
Used several apps… lately Reeder and dotdotdot.me are my first choice.
I hope their will be an API for all this services to stay up online…

By: Joe Clark

Joe Clark — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:57:52 +0000

The Google Reader interface is a joke for serious newsreading; the fact you don’t recognize this says volumes. Flipboard works great as an RSS reader, but what exactly will happen after Google Reader–hosted feeds stop working is another story.

Also, true to form for linkbait blogs, your slug is also a joke.

By: Laura Hazard Owen

Laura Hazard Owen — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:51:57 +0000

@Feller and @Maggie Young Yep, it looks as if Feedly is going to be what I switch over to (and hopefully I’ll be able to keep using Reeder on the iPad — I really like it). One of the best parts of Feedly is that it uses the same keyboard shortcuts as Google Reader, so if you’re used to typing “j” and “k” to move from one post to the next, you don’t have to break that habit.

By: Feller

Feller — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:45:51 +0000

I started using Feedly this morning. It does the endless headline list like our beloved Google Reader, and also has a pretty nice newspaper-like layout when you’ve got time to scan a little closer.

By: Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:24:11 +0000

Big lesson – don’t use Google for anything if you can find something else to do the job.
Outlook.com instead of Gmail is a reasonable alternative, Duck-duck-go instead of Google search, etc. etc. etc. Google cannot be relied upon to maintain its services so the answer is to stop using Google!