{"id":1877,"date":"2013-07-07T22:06:30","date_gmt":"2013-07-07T16:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prasadgupte.com\/blog\/?p=1877"},"modified":"2013-07-07T22:06:30","modified_gmt":"2013-07-07T16:36:30","slug":"best-alternative-to-google-reader-feedspot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prasadgupte.com\/blog\/best-alternative-to-google-reader-feedspot\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye Google Reader, welcome FeedSpot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google Reader had been a close buddy for quite a while, after Chitresh Jain got me addicted to a bunch of feeds, most importantly FMyLife<\/a>\u00a0\ud83d\ude42\u00a0And then comes the sad shut down news \u00a0that creates a lot of rant all over the web. After trying a few alternatives immediately, I was hopeful (and sure) that this would tickle opportunists and deliver a much better RSS reader. The threat of data lock-out that Google users were anticipating after the announcement was more than relieved with Google TakeOut and their commitment to Data Liberation<\/a>\u00a0(FYI, this was #6 on my list of the top 7 non-functional requirements<\/a> for web-based products<\/em>).\u00a0And I am huge fan of the Google PR team. They made good sound great, and bad sound hopeful. And they’re so unbiased, they even delegated listing out the best alternative<\/a> to end users itself.<\/p>\n

Early July, Google Reader finally went down<\/a>\u00a0– RIP Reader – and I was exposed to Feedspot<\/a>\u00a0through Anuj Agarwal<\/a>‘s bio on Quora. I had some troubles importing my subscriptions directly from Reader, but that looked like a problem at the Google \u00a0end. It gulped the Reader TakeOut export without a hitch.<\/p>\n

\"Excellent<\/a>
Excellent use of real estate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What I loved:<\/h2>\n
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+ Minimalistic, responsive, consistent UI – Zaaro glitches<\/div>\n
+ Excellent user of real estate, very few colors (a.k.a. visual distractions to reading)<\/div>\n
+ Slick import of Reader data exported via TakeOut<\/div>\n
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What I missed:<\/h2>\n
~ Login via Google – Think users – that’s the refugee’s laissez-passer<\/a>\u00a0after all<\/div>\n
~ Considering blocking of social media sites at work – yes even the login, a 1-time connection with Twitter\/FB\/G+\/LinkedIn for proxy posting will be a hit!<\/div>\n
~ Missed Reader’s integration with Gmail Contacts when it came to sharing via email<\/div>\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n

Overall, I found it a pleasant replacement for Reader. Works well on most devices. Great UI, minus the jazz you’d like to leave out of a RSS reader. If you have been missing Reader, and haven’t found a good alternative yet, do give it a try. Open for discussion, as always<\/p>\n

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