I read “I still miss Google Reader, never forget” at least once a week.
Why hasn’t a replacement popped up? Surely the operating costs are much lower these days and there’s clearly demand. Isn’t it the perfect startup product?
There's a bunch of replacements. I like https://newsblur.com but there are 4-6 large-ish similar sites.
That said, partially what people miss is the relative cultural hegemony of Google Reader. It was RSS front-and-center, prominently featured on websites, supported by the biggest company in tech, with all the users there and able to take advantage of the (sparse) social features.
People also miss the fact that, even if RSS wasn't hugely popular among mainstream users, it was certainly a widely-supported part of the web ecosystem. And it's more satisfying to rage at Google for RSS's relative decline than it is to blame the mainstream consumers who never used it or who moved to modern social media.
Interestingly, my experience is that it's still about as widely-supported as it was back in the Google Reader heyday, probably because the people developing these sites tend to be weirdos like us. It is less visible now, admittedly.
I just wish Feedly would stop forcing their insipid (and broken) "AI" features on me. No, articles about variable sports standings don't involve "leadership changes".
I tried to use some of the Feedly AI and it’s not even available in Pro, just Enterprise levels. It’s becoming annoying enough I’ve started thinking about moving elsewhere. Even though I mostly use Unread to read Feedly feeds on my phone.
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I read “I still miss Google Reader, never forget” at least once a week.
Why hasn’t a replacement popped up? Surely the operating costs are much lower these days and there’s clearly demand. Isn’t it the perfect startup product?
There's a bunch of replacements. I like https://newsblur.com but there are 4-6 large-ish similar sites.
That said, partially what people miss is the relative cultural hegemony of Google Reader. It was RSS front-and-center, prominently featured on websites, supported by the biggest company in tech, with all the users there and able to take advantage of the (sparse) social features.
People also miss the fact that, even if RSS wasn't hugely popular among mainstream users, it was certainly a widely-supported part of the web ecosystem. And it's more satisfying to rage at Google for RSS's relative decline than it is to blame the mainstream consumers who never used it or who moved to modern social media.
Interestingly, my experience is that it's still about as widely-supported as it was back in the Google Reader heyday, probably because the people developing these sites tend to be weirdos like us. It is less visible now, admittedly.
I use Inoreader - https://www.inoreader.com/ actively developed and works better than the old Google reader did.
https://feedly.com/ might fit the bill
I just wish Feedly would stop forcing their insipid (and broken) "AI" features on me. No, articles about variable sports standings don't involve "leadership changes".
I tried to use some of the Feedly AI and it’s not even available in Pro, just Enterprise levels. It’s becoming annoying enough I’ve started thinking about moving elsewhere. Even though I mostly use Unread to read Feedly feeds on my phone.
Yes, agreed there. With that being said, I'm not paying for the service so I can't complain too much.
Pretty sure Feedly is the most popular news aggregator these days. I've been using it for years, and it is great. https://feedly.com/
As others have stated, there are dozens of similar services. I recommend Feedbin: https://feedbin.com/
Why aren’t the alternatives taking the world by storm? Not free, not many people are aware, RSS availability has diminished?