The article lists these alternative methods:
- Google Currents, which works with only tablets and smartphones right now, uses the same idea
- Google+ gives people a way to keep tabs on both news feeds and social activity by friends, merging two, once disparate Web activities, into one experience.
- standard viewing option in Safari, with what is now known as "reader."
- On the Web there are tools like NewsBlur, FeedReader, Netvibes, and RebelMouse.
- 5 alternatives suggested from CNet
- Blog Lovin which I think I might try
Do you read your blogs through google reader? Do you other methods? Any suggestions?
I have google reader on my phone and laptop. Now time to prepare to switch, grrrr. All that just cuts into sewing time and other fun time.
Hi Lori, I use both Blogger and Bloglovin and can highly recommend it. It allows you sections so you can read different kinds of blogs and categorize them. I find it really helpful!
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Seriously all I do is log into blogger and read from my list. It was a little troublesome at first on my iPad to do that but now it works fine. I just found that to be the easiest way for me.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I do too!
DeleteI read about Reader closing this morning. Not happy about it. I picked Feedly to start out with - it sync'd with Google reader so I didn't have to do anything. I like it so far. We'll see how it goes. Thumbs down to Google.
ReplyDeleteI just saw this too and made a switch to Feedly which was easy as and ready about it in the CNet article you referenced. I'm also considering a trial with Blog Lovin. I'll have to see what works best. I'm curious to also know what other ideas people have.
ReplyDeleteI read a recommendation on Feedly as well. I put an email in to a techie guy for his take as well. Ah well, change is change, especially with technology!
ReplyDeleteIt's a bummer for a lot of people, I know, but no help here - my blogroll is sorted to show current posts and I read from that.
ReplyDeleteI got this message yesterday so I went on a search and I found Feedly, with a little tweaking it is the closest that I found to Google Reader. I'm pretty happy with it and it's still web based so you don't have to download anything or try to read blogs from your phone.
ReplyDeleteI just downloaded Bloglovin and it reminds me quite a bit of my "Reader Summary" that I just scroll through to "read" my blogs. We'll see how it goes. It was confusing to get it to sync with Reader, but at least I have a list now of all the blogs I stalk ..... errr follow. :)
ReplyDeleteI am so with you! And very annoyed. Last night I had a look around but not being overly tech savvy didn't come up with anything. I'll wait to see what others are doing. I have noticed that the app on my iPhone hasn't been working for awhile too - just sending me to a list of google apps which did not include Reader - now I know why! I remember when I used Bloglines!
ReplyDeleteI just read them from my blogger dashboard list.. it's easy:)
ReplyDeleteSo do I.
DeleteI use Bloglovin and found it easy to load for a not very techy mind. I am very pleased with how simple it is to use.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a blogger, but I read several on Bloglovin on that is any help.
ReplyDeleteI was upset too. I switched to Feedly yesterday. Like another reader said, with a little tweaking it looks just like my Google reader & it was easy to pull my feeds over.
ReplyDeleteI just saw this too. What a pain! I'm going to try 'Bloglovin' I think as it sounds simple and I really don't have the time or interest to fiddle about learning a new prog just to read blogs. As you say, far more fun things to do!
ReplyDeleteI switched to Feedly too. Love it!
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