Google Reader was supposed to be much more than a tool for nerds. But it never got the chance.

  • @twistedtxb@lemmy.world
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    82 years ago

    When reader was killed off it marked the beginning of clickbait articles and shitty news blogpost.

    Before I could simply subscribe to my favorite website RSS feeds. After we had to rely on goddamn algorithms

    • cassetti
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      62 years ago

      Check out Feedly - it’s not Google Reader, but it’s also not terrible either.

      • DrGiltspur
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        2 years ago

        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.

        • cassetti
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          42 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.

      • Yamayo
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        32 years ago

        My nostalgia always tells me that GReader was better, but I’m using Feedly since and I’m happy with it.

      • BoxOfSnoo
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        12 years ago

        I try to self-host a lot of stuff these days, and have become a big fan of FreshRSS. VERY Google Reader-like.

        • cassetti
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          22 years ago

          Yeah if I ever lose Feedly, I’ll likely have to go the same route

    • asteroidrainfall
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      12 years ago

      I use Feeder for everything. Blogs, websites, (formerly) subreddits, and YouTube channels. RSS for YouTube is bigly clutch. My feed is chronological, not filled with random crap, and ad free.