Goodbye Google Reader, Hello SNATZ

When Google Reader disappeared last July 2013, many of us were left scratching our heads and wondering “what now?”.

The infographic below explains what happened to the service, taking a look at its timeline, and its death. If you still haven’t found a newsreader service to meet your needs, there’s a new player in town: it’s called SNATZ, a free web app at http://snatz.com - and it’s just right for busy techies who are short on time.

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Filtering, Merging and Translating Feeds with Yahoo! Pipes

I am going to make a rather embarrassing admission to you right now: I only just learned about Yahoo! Pipes recently. Yes, I realize it has been around since 2007, making me so late for the party that I am lucky to have gotten in, at all. As a sincere lover of all things technology, this is even more humiliating to own up to.

Despite the years of attention lapse, now that I know about it I have jumped in with both feet. This is one of the coolest services I have found on the web, and it has really simplified my frankly out of control RSS feed addiction. I already have several that I have created to watch everything from technology news to posts from my favorite blogs.

More cool RSS apps:

• Get Over Google Reader with Liferea
• Feedly Video Review: Advanced User-Friendly RSS Reader for Your iPhone

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Headlines for iPhone: Turn Your Social Streams into Mobile-Friendly Feed

Facebook has its own filtering system that allows you to choose who you want updates from, how often and in what circumstances. But this filtering system seems to break down when used through a phone, which is a big downside for those attached to their iPhones like they are an extension of the body. What good is a filter that doesn't properly allow for mobile integration?

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Get Over Google Reader with Liferea

You must have heard that Google Reader will be shutting down on July 1. Since the news broke, everyone and their aunt have been talking and writing about Google's merciless decision which has left many users disappointed. Still, it's not the end of the world; there are plenty of other applications to choose from, both desktop and web-based. Advice on how to migrate from Google Reader and recommendations of replacement apps are popping up all over the Web. In view of that, it seems appropriate to present Liferea – a simple yet mighty RSS reader for Linux which can fill that Google-Reader-hole in your soul. 

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Feedly for Android

Earlier this week I walked you through the process of migrating to Feedly from Google Reader.

It’s a remarkably simple process to migrate. You could say it’s as easy as 1, 2, 3. Install Feedly, click a button and grant permission for Feedly to access your Google Reader feeds and enjoy your reading. There’s nothing more to it.

While I’ve been making brilliant use of Feedly on my desktop I have to admit that I’ve still been using Google Reader on my tablet. Yesterday that changed and I made the jump to Feedly for Android.

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