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Is RSS Dead? A Look At The Numbers
RSS isn't dead: millions of people still use it. Let's look at a few numbers.
Get the Perfect Self-Hosted Feedreader Solution With Tiny Tiny RSS
What if your favorite feedreader closes its doors like Google Reader? Where can you go then? Well, the answer in both scenarios is Tiny Tiny RSS -the no frills RSS reader that you host yourself.
Replace Reader: 3 Best Desktops RSS Clients for Mac OS X
Bring your RSS feeds back to the Mac. Here are the best programs for the job.
Is ReadKit The Perfect Reeder Replacement For Mac? (Yes)
Still looking for the perfect Mac RSS reader? It's here.
BazQux Reader - A Worthy Minimalist Replacement To Google Reader
If you are a power RSS reader, I'm sure you mourned the passing of Google Reader. Once we were past the mourning, we began to search for replacements. Mine became BazQux.
Feedly, Reviewed: What Makes It Such A Popular Google Reader Replacement?
Now that Google Reader is but a distant memory, the fight for the future of RSS is truly on. One of the most notable products fighting the good fight is Feedly. Google Reader wasn't an app or an add-on: It lived purely on the Web, so today I'll be looking at Feedly Cloud, a browser-based RSS reader that requires no external tools to use. We first reported about it as it went live on June 19, but now's the time to take a good, long look at it.
AOL Reader: Feedly Competitor Or A Google Reader Alternative Runner Up?
Like a phoenix, Google Reader’s death led to its resurrection. After its death, half-a-dozen alternatives arose from Google Reader's ashes – some of which barely work. Others, however, eclipse even Google Reader’s functionality. One such beta software comes from a surprising source: America Online, or AOL.
Only One More Month: Turn Google Reader Into CommaFeed Or Reedah In A Few Steps
Since the news first broke, several new RSS readers have surfaced online and many of them have really taken advantage of Google Reader's shutdown. Leaving behind Google Reader isn't so hard when moving on to the next service is as simple as a few keys and clicks. CommaFeed and Reedah are two services that have come up since then that offer to do just that.
Local Reader - 6 Excellent RSS Extensions For Chrome
The RSS game is wide open. RSS aggregators are back in the feeding frenzy. But then, the tribe of feed readers was already there…we mostly had time for the king. Google Reader will be dead in a couple of months. Long live the King! Now, it's time to look at the princelings. Reading the feeds we subscribe to is a pretty basic day-to-day activity, and you can bet there are enough Chrome extensions for that.
How To Download Your Google Reader Feeds As An EPUB Or MOBI File
Download your Google Reader feeds – or the individual RSS feed of any website – as an ebook. NewsToeBook is a free service that connects to your Google Account, downloads any feed you like and even marks the things it downloads as read. With output for EPUB and MOBI, it supports basically every eReader on the market, and can even directly convert an RSS feed to an eBook if you're not a Google Reader user.
Minimalist For Everything – The Single Reason To Consider A Simpler Gmail & Google Reader [Chrome]
It is ironic that a web service which dominates the world with an austere, barebones interface has a few allied services which are cluttered. In my opinion, Gmail and Google Reader are not very cluttered. Is it because we have learnt to live with them? Whatever might be your opinion, it is also true that they can be made simpler and easier on the eyes.
How to Easily Strip the Unnecessary Clutter From Google Reader
Flush away the crap you don't need in Google Reader and get back to what's important - reading. "Google Reader Readable" is both a Chrome extension and a userstyle that removes basically everything from Google Reader except for you what you want - the article you're reading right now and your lists of feeds.