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Home » Food & Lifestyle » Don’t let change leave you behind! Google Reader retires in July, here are alternatives and oh look… food!

Don’t let change leave you behind! Google Reader retires in July, here are alternatives and oh look… food!

June 22, 2013 Paris B 15 Comments

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Hello everyone!

Here’s a quick blog housekeeping notice. If you have been using Google Reader as your RSS or Feed Reader of choice then you may be aware that GReader is shutting down on 1 July 2013. That’s just about a week away.

So, I know many of you may be aware of this but may have overlooked the deadline. I didn’t want you to get left behind when July 1st rolls around and you stop getting MWS updates! So just very quickly, here are some options you have that I’ve tried and what I think of them. If this isn’t something that concerns you, there’s some food at the end of it haha! 😛

Alright, here are the options you have to Google Reader if you use RSS feeds.

  • Old Reader – This is the one I personally use because it looks most similar to Google Reader in terms of format. The only thing I should note is that its updates aren’t instantaneous. So, although I publish my posts at 8.30am everyday, it only shows up in my Old Reader feed in the late afternoon. Ditto for everyone’s posts so it means I read posts a little late but I’m ok with it. 
  • Bloglovin – Tried it for a while many years ago but didn’t like the pictorial format. But if you use photos as a guide whether to read a post then this might be for you.
  • Feedly – Tried it for a while but didn’t like it because I found it too fiddly. Fiddly. Geddit? 😛 Again, it works best if you use pictures as a guide to reading your blogs, and it has funky magazine style themes so you can set it up how you wish. Fiddly 😛
  • Imotiv – this one I have never used but I notice a fair bit of traffic coming in from there. I believe its more of a mobile blog reader instead of being desktop based but do correct me if I’m wrong.

If you don’t want to resubscribe to your hundreds of blog feeds, please see Tine’s very handy guide to zipping up your feed subscriptions in Google Reader and then importing them to your new feed reader of choice.

If you don’t use a feed reader… none of this affects you does it? 😀

If you want to resist change (you do realise that resistance is futile?) you can still find me on these platforms :-

  • Facebook – Usually some quick updates about whatever there is to update on that may not make its way to the blog
  • Twitter – Ruminating in 140 characters on whatever irks/thrills/amuses/pisses me off for the day 😉
  • Instagram – A daily photo that I try to relate to beauty but what the hey, its my pictorial view on the world

I could go all ballistic at Google pulling the plug on Google Reader but its what they do apparently. Kill things at whim or screw up algorithms so spammers get to rule the day. I am still using Feedburner but I don’t know how long it’ll be till Google pulls the plug on that one. But yeah, email updates are still available until further notice….

So on that note, I leave you with some tantalizing pictures of food that I had at the Majestic Hotel a month or so ago. I was there for a product launch and we were feted to a lovely lunch. It was my first time in there and I think they have done a great job at restoring the very historic hotel which has featured a lot in the history of Malaya/Malaysia 🙂

majestic hotel food menu majestic_hotel_food2 majestic_hotel_food3 majestic_hotel_food4

What platform are you using to read your blog feeds?

Now quick, if you haven’t done so, go and pick your new feed reader! 😀 Don’t get left behind! 😉

Enjoy the weekend!

Paris B

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  1. LeGeeque says

    June 22, 2013 at 9:59 am

    I’m still stubbornly on google reader. When the time comes I will figure it out. Whenever that is haha

    Reply
    • Paris B says

      July 2, 2013 at 3:13 pm

      Erm… right now 😛

      Reply
  2. shusheshe says

    June 22, 2013 at 10:43 am

    I’m using feedly, since it can sync across my phone, tablet and desktop computer. But you’re right, it can get a bit fiddly.

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    • Paris B says

      July 2, 2013 at 3:14 pm

      Feedly is probably the most popular reader because of its mobile interface and bloglovin’ gets a lot of love from people who read/follow a lot of fashion/beauty blogs. I still can’t get into either 😛

      Reply
  3. Jyoan says

    June 22, 2013 at 10:56 pm

    I guess I will manually copy and paste their links on my blog home page then!

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    • Paris B says

      July 2, 2013 at 3:23 pm

      That’s one way of keeping track! 😀

      Reply
  4. synical says

    June 23, 2013 at 12:31 pm

    Never used it, so it doesn’t apply to me. I mostly go by social media, and I use the built-in RSS reader thing on Firefox.

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    • Paris B says

      July 2, 2013 at 3:30 pm

      Goodness, I haven’t used Firefox in… erm… I can’t remember the last time I used Firefox LOL 😉

      Reply
  5. Linh says

    June 24, 2013 at 12:12 am

    Finally, someone else who uses The Old Reader! I don’t know why but it seems everyone on the internet is either in love with Feedly or Bloglovin. Those two formats just don’t cut it for me; lots of eyestrain from ridiculously flashy (and zero contrast) colors/design. No thanks, I just want a simple ‘easy on the eyes’ design. After I tried the Old Reader I completely ditched Feedly (didn’t even bother with Bloglovin). Glad you like it too!

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    • Paris B says

      July 2, 2013 at 3:52 pm

      Oh hurrah for another person using the Old Reader! Most people I know are on Feedly and yes, I have noticed the love for Bloglovin too, but I can’t get into either. Thank goodness we both know we aren’t alone 🙂

      Reply
  6. Mari Ohira says

    June 25, 2013 at 7:36 am

    I <3 Feedly! Syncs across all my devices and is very visual – as an architect, this is a must for me.^^

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    • Paris B says

      July 2, 2013 at 6:15 pm

      And there you have it! It speaks to people who are more visual 😀 I just couldn’t get the hang of it and I used it for almost a month! Haha

      Reply
  7. Alicia says

    June 28, 2013 at 12:12 pm

    I’m using Bloglovin’ and I recommend everybody to use it as well! I used to use google reader, but it was such a mess. After using bloglovin’, reading blogs daily has never been easier! 😀

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    • Paris B says

      July 5, 2013 at 10:07 am

      Haha I suppose it depends on the type of person you are. I think Bloglovin appeals to those who are more visual while text based readers appeal to those who prefer looking at text 🙂

      Reply
  8. Audrey says

    November 7, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    Happen to check on your blogging tips and landed here.
    Imotiv (previously named nuffnangx) is fairly new (launched last year). It’s a production of a local company. Well, it actually works as desktop and mobile reader. It has various feature that benefits both the reader and the blogger.

    Blogger can keep track with comments easier, you will get push notification on mobile whenever someone comment on your post or followed your blog. Readers can categorized followed blogs in different list and also receive notification when the blogger replied to comment.

    I find it quite handy~ yea, I am a user of Imotiv and that’s where I get your updates~ ^_^

    Reply

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