I’ve always liked the simplicity of the Bloglines feed reader, that’s why I’ve used it daily, all the time, for four years. But now they have serious problems. Many feeds aren’t updated. And the company itself doesn’t respond to criticism, a really bad sign for a blog service company! So I have to look for alternatives, but this is serious business, like changing a vital part of your media routines. Google Reader hasn’t charmed me in the past… We’ll see…
Olav A. Øvrebø
Journalist
Just my though: changing newsreader is a momentous move, but Bloglines’ just had to many serious flaws recently. Today it’s finally back to normal though, at least all the broken feeds in my reader is working again…
I’ve noticed several others commenting on Bloglines unstability recently, but I haven’t been able to spot any problems in my Bloglines account yet. I’ve used Bloglines as my feed reader for around three years now, so it’ll be quite a decision to start over somewhere else. On the positive side, maybe this’ll be the perfect opportunity to get rid of the feeds I don’t need and start over again?
Anyway, Netvibes seems to me a good alternative, alongside eg. Google Reader.
I’m also hesitating, changing feed reader is a big step. And now the Bloglines people have at least given a brief explanation for the trouble. Maybe they get one more chance…
I used Bloglines regularly for a few years but after they released their regressive codeline, then refused to communicate with its customers, that was enough for me to switch. Google Reader *does* provide a way to import your RSS subscriptions, and while the change in interface was a real shock at first, after a few days I got used to it, and now that it’s been about a month, I can’t live without my Google Reader.