Re:AMP for email is a terrible idea
by daveFNbuck on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @10:20AM
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The social aspect was the one part of Reader I never got. I don't think anyone I know uses RSS feeds outside of podcast subscriptions. I just liked that it was the only RSS reader I had ever found that just worked, and it synced my state as a bonus.
Re:AMP for email is a terrible idea
by aerotwelve on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @12:29PM
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I would love to move back to RSS for the sites I read regularly, but no one seems to offer RSS anymore...
Re:AMP for email is a terrible idea
by daveFNbuck on Thursday February 15, 2018 @11:10AM
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You might try contacting the owners and requesting they add one.
AFAIK, Google Now, which is well baked into Android uses RSS feeds. It might not be that people subscribe to them manually, but I'm sure there are plenty of people who do consume content from RSS feeds through things like Google Now. I personally find it nifty to receive updates on blogs according to my search history.
Re:AMP for email is a terrible idea
by daveFNbuck on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @10:50AM
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Those people aren't using RSS feeds in a way that would make something like Google Reader social for me.
It was probably the single best social thing I’ve ever used. It was unique as it was actually social. Both my teams at work and family/friends used it as a way to comment on news and share stuff of interest. It was also a product of an earlier era where there was excitement over anything Google released.
Google+ tried to capture many of the good parts of reader... but it was too forced.