Comments on: Ok so Im hooked on Google Reader

By: HandySolo

HandySolo — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:14:02 +0000

weefz – Bloglines exports opml. GReader imports it. And vice-versa.

By: jigar_a_shah83

jigar_a_shah83 — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 06:04:58 +0000

I still like bookmark style feed management. (You can create folder and move feeds). I use Sage Firefox extension or thunderbird style Three-pan reader. I keep them in sync with Foxmarks Synchroniser. Still find all feed reader incomplete and missing customization; Both online and offline.

By: Weefz

Weefz — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 06:02:40 +0000

Fergus:
I think you’re right that the issue of reappearing posts is down to the original site. Bloglines is pretty swift to track updates. Sometimes that results in quick typo corrections being flagged as updated posts. It’s made me totally paranoid about making corrections but in the end, my aversion to bad spelling always wins out.

GoogleReader-ers:
Can you import feeds into GReader from Bloglines? I am too lazy to spend half a day manually copy-and-pasting

By: el joe

el joe — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:34:30 +0000

I tried it a few eeks ago and I thought it was awesome, but Firefox started crashing my iBook at the same time. I stopped using Reader and the crashes stopped. I didn’t investigate further so post hoc ergo propter hoc may apply.

By: dcypl

dcypl — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 06:43:40 +0000

Google Reader keeps getting better and better, the interface is responsive and intuitive, particularly to those who use GMail too. I ahven’t used bloglines for a long time now, GReader has my vote!

I agree that it would be nice to see the number of readers a feed has too.

By: Fergus O'Rourke

Fergus O'Rourke — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:56:58 +0000

Am I really the only one in the world who prefers Bloglines to G-Reader ? I use both but am gradually migrating to Bloglines. The major reason is – yes – speed: I find with G-reader that there are too often delays in getting the list of updated feeds displayed and in displaying a selected feed. A secondary reason, but important, is that too often articles which have been read refuse to disappear. (Indeed, some return after disappearing, but this happens with Bloglines too, and I assume is an issue at the origin. Mind you, I seem to find it more with my Google feeds). Thirdly, I like to see how many readers a feed has. OTOH, scrolling is easier with Google.