tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781383461061929571.post7470748487382317248..comments2024-03-14T09:08:19.035-04:00Comments on OR in an OB World: Farewell to Google ReaderPaul A. Rubinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05801891157261357482noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781383461061929571.post-6725117596611455132013-04-05T11:21:25.959-04:002013-04-05T11:21:25.959-04:00I just posted my experience with Netvibes (and add...I just posted my experience with Netvibes (and added a link to the new post above).<br /><br />PaulPaul A. Rubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05801891157261357482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781383461061929571.post-26631327315846879232013-03-31T18:04:30.754-04:002013-03-31T18:04:30.754-04:00I agree with you about magazine formats - they loo...I agree with you about magazine formats - they look like someone trying to imitate an iSomething. As for Pocket, the Feedly Android app can post a tweet, blog entry or whatever to Pocket. (I'm not sure if it requires that the native Pocket app be installed. I do have it.) I've uninstalled the Firefox Feedly plugin, but when I had it I think I could just click over to the original source and then Pocket that.<br /><br />The Android app also let's me send a link to any app that Android recognizes as suitable for"sharing". On my tablet, that includes a couple of email apps, HootSuite (for Twitter), Google+, Dropbox and Pocket (again).<br /><br />PaulPaul A. Rubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05801891157261357482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781383461061929571.post-38452336911981789842013-03-31T08:17:37.544-04:002013-03-31T08:17:37.544-04:00Google reader was not optimal but I had set up so ...Google reader was not optimal but I had set up so many workarounds it's not funny. Typically if I liked something I would star it, and had pipes for IFTTT to send it to pocket (for reading later offline on my pocket app) and sending it on to twitter. This was my most common way to tweet anything--just to star it in Greader. I also had tags set up in reader (tagging is really just a form of RSS feed I think) which IFTTT recognised and used to email to my work email and home email, etc.<br /><br />The problem I have with feedly is I can't easily post to Pocket. I don't know about an alternative to 'starring' but I need to have my own RSS feed directly from Feedly to be able to pipe it somewhere else, and I need to be able to read later directly. Apparently, Feedly blog says this is 'in the works'.<br /><br />Newsblur does quick posts to pocket and I also have a blurblog which I can share to and which has its own RSS feed. <br /><br />But newblur navigation is clunky to be sure. I seem to only be able to put feeds in single folders rather than to tag them into multiple. It is not pretty to be sure. <br /><br />Feedly is a much prettier alternative, but it is also a bit too pretty, with magazine views--I'd rather just have a title and see if I want to read more or not. I would rather leave the magazine style to some Ipad app like Flipboard, which makes the 'pretty' hurdle so high others have trouble competing. <br /><br />If I can set up all the piping (to Pocket, to an RSS feed, or preferably to several, to twitter directly), and easier sorting and better views, I will happily go to one alternative alone. Hoping you can give us more details on Netvibes.<br />Dr Nikan Firoozyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08118358942500281707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781383461061929571.post-87093674256299397462013-03-27T16:46:31.688-04:002013-03-27T16:46:31.688-04:00Marianela: I looked briefly at The Old Reader and ...Marianela: I looked briefly at The Old Reader and liked what I saw of the interface, but my impression is that it currently does not support multi-device sync. I seem to recall a comment from a developer or support person saying that most users do all their RSS reading on a single device, so sync was perhaps not a high priority (although I also think that I saw something indicating they were looking into it).Paul A. Rubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05801891157261357482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781383461061929571.post-16928205955461261412013-03-27T16:42:38.947-04:002013-03-27T16:42:38.947-04:00Great post! So useful. I have been looking for a r...Great post! So useful. I have been looking for a replacement as well, my requirements are quite similar. Freedly was a disappointment. I was going to give The Old Reader a try next, but I might just try Netvibes instead.Marianelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053821707327916838noreply@blogger.com