Reader Feeds- Does anybody use them?

[right-clicking]

I have been using them for the past year, Once you have accumulated a dozen or so sources to pull from, the internet comes to you!

No more aimless or futile wandering, No clicking on seemingly innocuous website and picking up a bunch of spyware or worse. No more side distractions, flashing banners or ads from a website you visited earlier.

Follow blogs, articles from favourite websites, this feed even. Great for a tablet or kindle as well.

[right-clicking]

Here is mine!!

[Huguenot]

Is this particularly the Google Reader product r-c or something else?

[right-clicking]

RSS or sometimes known as atom feeds are not exclusive to Google. There are dozens of "readers" doing a similar job. See the link below for a description of the better ones available.

http://www.howtogeek.com/128487/the-best-free-rss-readers-for-keeping-up-with-your-favorite-websites/

r/c

[Huguenot]

Ah sure - I just haven't usually heard them described as 'reader feeds'.

I don't typically use them on a PC, as I don't tend to read long form on a desktop or laptop.

My favorite content aggregator is Flipboard on my iPad. It gives me a satisfying mix of content selected and edited by my own preferences, and content selected and edited by mates through Facebook and Twitter posts.

Most importantly, the iPad is good for long form reading.

The thing I'm concerned about is that by repackaging content they ride slipshod over the needs of the content creator to monetize the content through advertising or other commercial opportunities.

If we don't bear that in mind, we'll lose good content, and will gain content that's written as a commercial end in itself (oral hygiene advice from Colgate...)

[El Pibe]

So google reader about to be killed off.

Any alternatives out there?

Ideally web based.

Google+ as an alternative not an option as it's a) rubbish and b)blocked at work

[Sue]

Is this like Stumble Upon, or completely different? Sorry to be dim.

I quite liked Stumble Upon when I was ill, otherwise it's a timewaster :))

[El Pibe]

different, though conceptual neighbours I guess.

I keep dabbling with stumbleupon as it's a good concpet, it's just rubbish content.

You're better off with reddit or slashdot or something, which tends to throw up more gems amidst the dross.

[right-clicking]

I have dumped reader from google ahead of the cut off, I now use the one linked below, it will draw all of your subscriptions over as well. A lot of other readers will also be affected as they might use the google API for their feeds and this will be withdrawn.

Feedly is also available as a app for android

http://www.feedly.com/

[El Pibe]

Yeah, my main concern is that most 'alternatives' actually used the api, and I downloaded feedly for android about an hour ago and had to do the usual google login, so was a tad concerned, but you say it actually just pulls over the definition and stores and maintains it independently?

If so that's mighty fine.

I've backed up my feeds definition anyhow.

[Ruffler]

RC - I'm also looking for an alternative to Google Reader which I use to monitor specific key words in the news rather than particular feeds. Would Feedly.com work for this?

[right-clicking]

Ruffler, Sorry I have never tried using it for your needs, but as its an extension to the chrome browser its easy enough to give it a whirl and try it.