David Yates: “Damn. If only there was some system which allowed you to follow updates to blogs and websites you care about in a manner that ensured you never missed an update, could find new updates at a glance, and…
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And…breathe
Well, that was a lovely way to spend a long, long weekend. Yes, we went camping with a three year old and a three month old and, while it did have its challenges, it was basically lovely. And, despite my…
Apple News: I'm in…
Well, looks like you’ll be able to read my fine words in Apple’s News app come the launch of iOS9 later this year. And if you’re in the Beta, you can add me straight away. I even…
The internet's breaking (Yahoo) Pipes
The news that Yahoo is killing Yahoo Pipes has been met with more than a little mockery: NOOOOO, NOT YAHOO PIPES! — Marco Arment (@marcoarment) June 4, 2015 (At least I assume it’s mockery. It’s hard to tell sometimes.…
15 million die-hard RSS aficionados
Martin Belam: And despite the die-hard afficianados, RSS is no longer a key content distribution channel. Of course, with some amusement, I read this in my RSS reader of choice. He’s right in that RSS never became a mainstream…
Feedly goes pro
Encouraging news this morning. Feedly – my RSS reader of choice in this post-Google Reader age – has launched a Pro plan. Well, semi-launched one, anyway. Pro accounts will be $5 per month from the autumn, but 5,000 people can buy…
That's all she read: Google Reader RIP
Google Reader last night: Google Reader this morning: You know, I thought I’d mourn, but I’m actually enjoying the revived ecosystem of apps and RSS Readers. It makes me wonder what other innovation is being stifled by Google’…
Rekindling the RSS fire?
A quick addendum to last night’s post – a quick cut of the analytics data from my blog shows Feedly and the Old Reader emerging as growing referrers over the last couple of weeks. I am really enjoying seeing the…