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Re:What RSS reader do you use, and what does it lack? by cmer on Sunday July 10, 2011 @04:36PM (#2748565)
Stopped using an RSS reader a long time ago because I just couldn't keep up with all the content. Too many unreads, too much noise, got sick of it and figured I'd get the good stuff through Twitter or HN if it was really important.

If you're building an RSS reader, I suggest you build one that filters out all the garbage and only shows me what I should really read. I honestly don't think we need "yet another RSS reader". Having some sort of algo to rank the content could be a good way to differentiate yourself.

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Re:What RSS reader do you use, and what does it lack? by rcfox on Sunday July 10, 2011 @07:54PM (#2748936)
There was a Waterloo-based company called AideRSS that did just this. Then, they became Postrank. Postrank was recently bought by Google, so perhaps they will add some kind of smart filtering to Google Reader.
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Re:What RSS reader do you use, and what does it lack? by SashaO on Sunday July 10, 2011 @08:02PM (#2748955)
The PostRank is integrated into Google Reader as a (sort of) filtering plugin for Chrome/Safari. Here is the link: http://labs.postrank.com/gr
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Re:What RSS reader do you use, and what does it lack? by hakunin on Sunday July 10, 2011 @09:33PM (#2749133)
Step 1. Sign up for Google Reader. Step 2. Subscribe to lots of stuff. Step 3. http://labs.postrank.com/gr
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