Comments on: How To: Move your feeds from Bloglines to Google Reader http://davidrothman.net/2007/04/25/how-to-move-your-feeds-from-bloglines-to-google-reader/ Health Information | Geekery Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:49:12 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: anon http://davidrothman.net/2007/04/25/how-to-move-your-feeds-from-bloglines-to-google-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-51284 anon Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:40:54 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2007/04/25/how-to-move-your-feeds-from-bloglines-to-google-reader/#comment-51284 Trackback: http://dictations.blogspot.com/2007/04/bloglines-vs-google-reader.html Trackback: http://dictations.blogspot.com/2007/04/bloglines-vs-google-reader.html

]]> By: David Rothman http://davidrothman.net/2007/04/25/how-to-move-your-feeds-from-bloglines-to-google-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-51075 David Rothman Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:09:17 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2007/04/25/how-to-move-your-feeds-from-bloglines-to-google-reader/#comment-51075 Alex- I completely agree that the panes should be adjustable, but I subscribe to several webcomics and haven't had any problems reading them. Didja' know that you can view embedded video (like YouTube) in Google Reader? I love that. Alex-

I completely agree that the panes should be adjustable, but I subscribe to several webcomics and haven’t had any problems reading them.

Didja’ know that you can view embedded video (like YouTube) in Google Reader? I love that.

]]> By: Alex Grigg http://davidrothman.net/2007/04/25/how-to-move-your-feeds-from-bloglines-to-google-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-51073 Alex Grigg Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:01:53 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2007/04/25/how-to-move-your-feeds-from-bloglines-to-google-reader/#comment-51073 Alright, alright, you've convinced me to try Google Reader. Just for anyone considering the switch over, here are the things that I don't see Google doing and that I liked in Bloglines: 1. I can't resize the viewing pane or the links pane. I have some webcomic and other image intensive feeds in Bloglines that are nice to be able to resize. 2. Related to number one is that I can't scroll around the viewing pane in Google Reader. If the image (this probably applies to long web links too) extends beyond the right side of the screen then it just cuts off in the reader. I can still link back to the original page and get the full content in its original glory, but I try to use a reader so I don't have to do that. For example, Alien Loves Predator is a wide comic that my workplace blocks for some reason and I could read it in Bloglines at work, but I can't do that very well with Google. 3. I haven't seen a way to globalize all feed settings. I always like to read feeds oldest to newest and it's kind of annoying to have to set that in each of my 77 feeds. And here's what I do like: 1. The Google post limit seems to be date based rather than number of posts based. This is a little dangerous for me, especially for feeds like Gizmodo that can post dozens of posts a day. However, it means that if I don't have access to Google Reader for a few days that I don't miss anything just because my reader filled up. 2. Feed management seems much more intuitive to me. I can change everything about how a feed displays just by going to a feed and then choosing from a few drop down choices. I was always a little annoyed by Bloglines' setup. 3. Tagging in the reader is a really nice option. Hopefully those tags (and stars) stick around even after posts age off the screen. I can't imagine Google would let tags disappear since that seems to be one of the major Google Reader Benefits so I'm probably safe. It's kind of a toss up for me. If Google Reader would just allow some frame size adjustment or even scrolling, I would definitely make a permanent switch. You hear that Google? Let me read wide posts in your reader! Alright, alright, you’ve convinced me to try Google Reader.

Just for anyone considering the switch over, here are the things that I don’t see Google doing and that I liked in Bloglines:

1. I can’t resize the viewing pane or the links pane. I have some webcomic and other image intensive feeds in Bloglines that are nice to be able to resize.

2. Related to number one is that I can’t scroll around the viewing pane in Google Reader. If the image (this probably applies to long web links too) extends beyond the right side of the screen then it just cuts off in the reader. I can still link back to the original page and get the full content in its original glory, but I try to use a reader so I don’t have to do that. For example, Alien Loves Predator is a wide comic that my workplace blocks for some reason and I could read it in Bloglines at work, but I can’t do that very well with Google.

3. I haven’t seen a way to globalize all feed settings. I always like to read feeds oldest to newest and it’s kind of annoying to have to set that in each of my 77 feeds.

And here’s what I do like:

1. The Google post limit seems to be date based rather than number of posts based. This is a little dangerous for me, especially for feeds like Gizmodo that can post dozens of posts a day. However, it means that if I don’t have access to Google Reader for a few days that I don’t miss anything just because my reader filled up.

2. Feed management seems much more intuitive to me. I can change everything about how a feed displays just by going to a feed and then choosing from a few drop down choices. I was always a little annoyed by Bloglines’ setup.

3. Tagging in the reader is a really nice option. Hopefully those tags (and stars) stick around even after posts age off the screen. I can’t imagine Google would let tags disappear since that seems to be one of the major Google Reader Benefits so I’m probably safe.

It’s kind of a toss up for me. If Google Reader would just allow some frame size adjustment or even scrolling, I would definitely make a permanent switch. You hear that Google? Let me read wide posts in your reader!

]]> By: David Rothman http://davidrothman.net/2007/04/25/how-to-move-your-feeds-from-bloglines-to-google-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-51062 David Rothman Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:16:10 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2007/04/25/how-to-move-your-feeds-from-bloglines-to-google-reader/#comment-51062 Somer- Glad it is helpful! Iris- I didn't have that problem so I couldn't have warned users to anticipate it. Thanks so much! Shauna- I really, really like Google Reader. It is much more flexible than Bloglines, always updates my feeds in a timely manner, and is much more efficient for those who manage a lot of feeds. I think that a user who has never used an aggregator would find Google Reader and Bloglines have fairly similar learning curves. Somer-

Glad it is helpful!

Iris-

I didn’t have that problem so I couldn’t have warned users to anticipate it. Thanks so much!

Shauna-

I really, really like Google Reader. It is much more flexible than Bloglines, always updates my feeds in a timely manner, and is much more efficient for those who manage a lot of feeds. I think that a user who has never used an aggregator would find Google Reader and Bloglines have fairly similar learning curves.

]]> By: Shauna http://davidrothman.net/2007/04/25/how-to-move-your-feeds-from-bloglines-to-google-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-51056 Shauna Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:05:48 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2007/04/25/how-to-move-your-feeds-from-bloglines-to-google-reader/#comment-51056 Thanks for the post. I've been thinking of doing this. Which aggregator do you recommend to clients...that are new to RSS? Thanks for the post. I’ve been thinking of doing this. Which aggregator do you recommend to clients…that are new to RSS?

]]> By: Iris http://davidrothman.net/2007/04/25/how-to-move-your-feeds-from-bloglines-to-google-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-51048 Iris Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:51:12 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2007/04/25/how-to-move-your-feeds-from-bloglines-to-google-reader/#comment-51048 Just to add to these instructions: be aware that Google reader doesn't like overlapping words in labels/folders. So, for example, I have several folders in Bloglines. Three of them are named "Librarian blogs," "more librarians blogs," and "even more librarian blogs." Then I have "library tech," and "library law." Google Reader HATES all these folders that look to it like they might be the same, so it ignores all but the first name it runs across. So if you have a bunch of folders with similar names, be prepared to come up with more differentiated names and then re-group your feeds according to these new names. Just to add to these instructions: be aware that Google reader doesn’t like overlapping words in labels/folders. So, for example, I have several folders in Bloglines. Three of them are named “Librarian blogs,” “more librarians blogs,” and “even more librarian blogs.” Then I have “library tech,” and “library law.” Google Reader HATES all these folders that look to it like they might be the same, so it ignores all but the first name it runs across.

So if you have a bunch of folders with similar names, be prepared to come up with more differentiated names and then re-group your feeds according to these new names.

]]> By: Somer http://davidrothman.net/2007/04/25/how-to-move-your-feeds-from-bloglines-to-google-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-51046 Somer Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:33:42 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2007/04/25/how-to-move-your-feeds-from-bloglines-to-google-reader/#comment-51046 Thanks, David, for the timely post! I was just thinking about doing this earlier today. Thanks, David, for the timely post! I was just thinking about doing this earlier today.

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