Pros
---Again, you can import all of your old feeds from Reader.
---The presentation is nice.
Cons
---How is literature not it their interests??
---It’s kind of annoying that I have to “pick interests”.
---It’s really frustrating that you can’t sign out. Once you sign in, you can’t get back to the homepage or the “Import from Reader” link. It is seriously not user friendly.
---I don’t like that it shows a bunch of pages from your post feeds. I only want the unread ones.
---There is no changing anything at all. You can’t alter titles, you can’t group lists, you can’t move things around. Again, not user friendly.
Overall, I’d say this thing is a lot more like Tumblr than a reader. It’s more image-based than word based, showing you pictures from the blog instead of the articles. I can see someone who’s more visual liking it, but I really didn’t. I want to see what my friends are saying, not look at pictures. I also like to have more control over how it’s displayed.
So, for those keeping track, Feedlyis still in the lead by a wide margin. I have to admit, I’m warming up to it.
What is going on with all the spam?? We're getting tons of it too. :( Do they really think I'm going to click on their links? Because I'M NOT!
ReplyDeleteI still just use blogger dashboard to scroll through blogs. It's slow and I only get around once or twice a week, but it's the easiest way for me.
erica
I'm using Feedly right now.
ReplyDeleteOnce again, I thank you profusely for testing all these readers & reviewing them. You've no idea how much I appreciate someone else doing all the hard work and writing it down! But to show my appreciation a little bit, I'm tweeting this series right now. :)
ReplyDeleteGlad to be of assistance :).
DeleteI'm finding all the discussion (not just from you) about finding a new reader kind of fascinating. In a train wreck sort of way.
ReplyDeleteI kind of like Feedly. At least it seems to be working for me (although I haven't tried to access blogs on outside computers yet, and that might be an issue). I keep hoping you'll find something better. Maybe this week?
ReplyDeleteYour snarky prose combined with your analytical mind endears you to me. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm still with Feedly. It's growing on me.
Ok, now I'm really going to have to try Feedly. Also, the name is so cute.
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried any of these. Sounds like there are a lot of cons.
ReplyDeleteIt definitely sounds like it's skewed towards too many cons...
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