![]() ![]() When you hover over an article, two icons will appear, one will be for redirecting you to the page of the article, the other for bookmarking the article so you can easily find when you want to read at a later time. And all I can say is that it’s just like Google Reader.įeedly has a “save for later” feature like the Google Reader star mechanism. Feedly seemed to have anticipated this, as they’ve created a page dedicated to people transitioning from Google Reader to Feedly. Some people have trouble with experiencing change. Plus, Feedly recently upgraded its bandwidth and added new servers to accommodate all the new Feedly users. When Google Reader eventually shuts down, Feedly will transition to Normandy, which means Feedly users won’t have to worry about Feedly going away or screwing up when Google Reader goes offline. The reader is also available on Chrome, Safari and Firefox, but not on Internet Explorer.įeedly developed Normandy, which is a clone of the Google Reader API running on Google App Engine. Just login to Feedly with your Google Reader account, and all your Google Reader feeds and categories will be imported to Feedly.Īlso, Feedly is available for iOS and Android devices, though it doesn’t currently offer offline reading for articles. If you’re a Google Reader user, it’s so easy to migrate to Feedly. Over 500,000 Google Readers found refuge in Feedly in the past few days, and the number will just keep growing as more people migrate. One of the mentioned alternatives is Feedly and some of our readers, and even some SiliconANGLE staff including myself, has grown fond of Feedly. ![]() About a month later, Google officially announced that Google Reader will be retired effective July 1, 2013.īefore the official announcement, we at SiliconANGLE decided to give you, our readers, 6 Alternatives to the Dying Google Reader. But the more cynical thought the mishaps signaled impending doom. Others thought that Google was just updating the content aggregator, hence the screw ups. Some reported that “read” articles keep popping up as new, and some unsubscribed feeds returned from the grave. I think I even like the mobile apps a little better than using Google Reader on my iPhone.Earlier in February we heard rumblings of Google Reader being on the brink of death, acting rather absurdly for many users. I have tried the Chrome and Firefox plugins, as well as the iPhone and iPad apps. I have found that after tweaking some of the preferences, I feel pretty comfortable using it and am no longer quite so devastated about losing Google Reader. This is one of the easier transitions because Feedly pulls your RSS subscriptions directly from your Google Reader account. Personally, I have been trying out Feedly for the last few weeks. For more information about how to transfer your data and feeds from Google Reader to your new reader, try this Lifehacker post. If none of those work for you, there are plenty of other options, including ones that make your RSS feed look like a Star Wars movie opening or a Star Trek computer display.īasic information about retrieving your Google Reader data before July 1st can be found on the Google support page. You can find overviews and comments about these and other RSS tools in posts on Gizmodo and The Verge. Here are the four Google Reader alternatives that I have seen suggested the most: Since Google Reader is a tool we at the Eccles Library have recommended using for RSS feeds in the past, we wanted to make sure you, our patrons, are aware of this and provide some options. As you may have heard, Google Reader will be retired at the end of June. ![]()
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