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Comment by ldigas | Hacker News Reader

Google Reader. I still think RSS was a better way of aggregating news than many alternatives of today, all wrapped up in a solid and practical interface.

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"I still think RSS was a better way"

"I still think RSS is a better way", fixed that for you.

It was the best way for me until most of the sources I used to follow started to only put the description of the post or article and a “read more” link forcing you open a browser to read it. I know most rss clients now have a built-in browser but it was better when you could read the content right in the client without those intrusive ads or layout.

Which is why providers all added those click through links. They write articles for ad money, and RSS readers don't get the ads.

Bazqux is a Google Reader clone that I've been using for 6 years now. It works amazingly well, has all the features I need from Google Reader, and doesn't change. One of the few SaaS I pay for.

https://bazqux.com

(No affiliation, just a big fan)

feedly.com is a decent replacement

Actually, I am working an RSS reader app with built-in discussions and Google Reader was a great inspiration for me. I still use RSS readers as a primary way of aggregating content. Leave your email if it'd like to be notified once I have a beta version: https://forms.gle/Xp47FqQXKwcJakSW8

Could you please share a link or few screenshots that could tell about what its UI looks like.

It's not yet ready to be shared in the form of screenshots. It will be a simple layout with the feeds list in a collapsible menu on the left-hand side and the list of posts on the right-hand side. When you navigate to post details, you will see the post content with media content if available. In addition to it, there will be a discussion section for each post. I'd like to have keyboard navigation in the app, and I don't plan to invest time in native apps. Instead, I'd like to utilize PWA features to make the web app easy to use on mobiles too.

Google Reader was a success in that it dominated its niche for many years.

Have you checked ContentStudio.io

Gives you an option to curate the content or follow with rich query builder.

ContentStudio.io is a great option for content curation with different levels of customization.

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