I used Google Reader for years and years as a central repository for all of the webcomics i read.
I switched to Newsblur this year and haven't looked back. It definitely has a better take on sharing.
I switched to Newsblur this year and haven't looked back. It definitely has a better take on sharing.
See for yourself, since it's open-source: http://github.com/samuelclay.
And because I run my own feed fetchers, you don't have to worry about the inevitable sunsetting and neglect of Reader. Also means I can do far more interesting things to feeds and stories that other Google Reader API-based clients can't.
Try it out: http://www.newsblur.com
And what might be interesting for some: The hosted version has 60 feeds in the free version, for more than that you'll have to upgrade to a premium account.
Side note: I love the vim keyboard shortcuts.
Some feedback: - "Original" button definitely didn't do what I expected. It just closed everything and took me to the target site. Maybe it's just for some "unframeable" sites but that's how it worked.
- "Keep unread" and "Mark as unread" definitely missing. Sometimes after I start reading it turns out the item needs more time than I have now and I want to get back to it later. Not the same as "Save" which means I definitely want to keep it - here I just don't know yet.
- Clicking on triangle and gear in the feed display seems to do the same thing? Why there are two of them then?
- In feed stats for some sites, it says: "IF YOU WENT PREMIUM, THIS SITE WOULD UPDATE EVERY". That's it, nothing after that.
- Something weird going on with stories display - folder with no unread content shows yellow "27" and clicking on folder that shows no content at all opens set of stories that seem to be unread stories from elsewhere.
The only thing that I can think of, in terms of historical records, in the UI - is the 'how often is this feed updated?' graph under feed information.
I disagree with you, their main advantage is that they're Google. So they won't get shunned/blocked by webmasters. Other people/services can and do get blocked occationally.
Other advantages are; GReader is pretty easy to get going with (I already had a Google account), the UI isn't too much in the way and the fact that they're "always on" (but the last one is true for all 'webapps'/'web services') so they won't miss a update from a feed.