News reader that allows users to keep track of sites via their RSS and Atom feeds.
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Google reader functionality in google plus
Is it possible for google plus (g+) to read articles automatically from rss or something else and post them in a special circle (for example called "reader"). then this articles would be automatically ...
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Can I download all my data from Google Reader?
Google Reader will shutdown on the 1st of July. It has many important links for me. Can I download my Google Reader data or not?
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How can I migrate from Google Reader? [duplicate]
I opened Google Reader after a while now and saw this message :
Reader will not be available after July 1, 2013. Please be sure to
back up your data.
I used Google Takeout to back up my ...
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1answer
123 views
How to stop following all blogs on Google FriendConnect
Somehow, I managed to add all of my subscriptions from Google Reader to Blogger's 'following' service: FriendConnect. This is really annoying, as my 153 subscriptions show up in a list in my Google ...
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1answer
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Why has Photos replaced Reader on iGoogle navigation menu?
In my iGoogle list (when logged into Gmail), I currently have:
Gmail Calendar Documents Photos Web More v
Until today, I had:
Gmail Calendar Documents Reader Web More v
My ...
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0answers
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How to export all items from Google Reader? [duplicate]
Now that Google Reader will soon shut down I would like to export/save all content. All archived items not just subscriptions or starred items. Anyone know of a way?
Someone suggested ...
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3answers
774 views
Google Reader alternatives with feature requests
After trying out some suggestions in similar questions, here are some feature must-haves*:
Import from Google Reader.
If it's web based, Firefox and Chrome compatible.
If it's an application, Linux, ...
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2answers
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Automatically download plain text from multiple RSS feeds
Can anyone think of a robust, local, archival system for the plain text contents of RSS feeds?
It appears as though a similar question was asked here (Smart and permanent aggregation of multiple RSS ...
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Alternatives for Google Reader
Now that Google Reader is being retired, what are my options for consuming RSS feeds on the web and synchronizing with my Android device? Social media sharing is not as important to me as being able ...
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1answer
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Google Reader feed items hit counter
Is there any way to know how many times each item of a feed in Google Reader has been read by feed subscribers?
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1answer
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How does one sort Google Reader Starred Items by magic from the web version?
In the Google Reader Android app, I can sort Starred Items, which is cool. But in the web version of Google Reader, the Folder Settings for the Starred Items where I can Sort By Magic is missing. The ...
3
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2answers
282 views
How to remove Google Reader shared items page?
I am not using Google Reader anymore and I would like to remove my shared items page found at
http://www.google.com/reader/shared/<my.gmail.account.username>
I read this question How do I ...
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1answer
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How to subscribe all links in a webpage to my Google reader?
I have a requirement reading RSS subscription to my Google Reader. Here is the page which contains some 30 odd web links and all i wanted is to subscribe to those 30-odd links in few clicks.
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0answers
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A Google Reader replacement that has “Send To” feature
Google Reader had a nice little feature called "Send To". This would allow a Google Reader user to send an RSS Item (Title, Url, Source) to a REST API.
Is there another RSS reader that provides this ...
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7answers
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What is a good alternative to Google Reader?
In particular, my friends and I are looking for something that has a similar social sharing aspect -- where we can share feed items with one another, from within the same interface. Basically, what ...
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1answer
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Feedly - how do you make the left sidebar permanently show?
In the Chrome version of Feedly, the left sidebar auto-hides. I've spent the last 25 minutes attempting to make it stay open permanently (like it does in all the screenshots of Feedly), but I cannot. ...
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1answer
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How to force Google web apps to use traditional scroll bars?
More and more of the Google web apps replace their scroll bars with CSS based ones that require a mouse to scroll (traditional scroll bar control based ones allow you to use the keyboard for ...
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0answers
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Google Reader when using Chromebook - space bar and “mark as read” don't work
I got a Google Chromebook and Google Reader isn't working correctly.
None of the posts will show that they have been read, no matter what I click. Normally I can move through them using the space ...
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2answers
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Instapaper RSS feed is not working?
I have been using Instapaper for a long time. I have used RSS feed from it and Google Reader for feed reader. Somehow this stopped working for about a month ago. I don't get any feeds from Instapaper ...
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2answers
978 views
How do I add a RSS feed to Google Reader or Feedly?
I'm trying to configure Google Reader/Feedly to track JavaWorld articles. JavaWorld offers many different RSS feeds. I'd like to subscribe to Core Java, but I cannot find/add this feed to Google ...
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1answer
426 views
Google Reader export/import RSS article history
For the past few years I've been using Google Reader to archive my Twitter and Facebook history for various reasons. Obviously yesterday's news really threw a wrench in everything.
My problem ...
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1answer
468 views
Google Reader alternatives that also have iOS apps [duplicate]
Like many others, I'm looking for a Google Reader alternative now that it is shutting down. However, I'm also looking for an alternative that has an iOS app that I can use. Currently, I use the Reeder ...
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0answers
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Are there other web alternatives of Google Reader? [duplicate]
I assume probably most of you use Google Reader for following and reading RSS or Atom feeds. My question is are there any web alternatives that some of you have used and are happy with?
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1answer
474 views
Why Google RSS Reader will be closed [closed]
Today Google showed a notice in Reader:
Google Reader will not be available after July 1, 2013
Why Google decided to close such popular product?
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7answers
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Is there a way to export starred items from Google Reader?
I am familiar with exporting/importing RSS feeds, however I would like some way to backup the thousands of starred items that I have collected in Google Reader.
I don't even necessarily need to be ...
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0answers
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Does Google Reader impose a limit on rss feed item quantity or age?
Does Google Reader impose a limit on the number of or age of items in an rss feed, on top of whatever limits are imposed by the published source feed?
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1answer
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Hide particular feeds from Google Reader main article stream
I'm using Google Reader and I'm looking for a way to hide some feeds from my stream of all unread articles.
Basically if you subscribe to a feed all its new articles appear in the list. I don't want ...
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7answers
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Is there a way to filter RSS feeds in Google Reader?
I have a number of busy RSS feeds for which I only find a subset of the messages to be of interest to me. Is there a way to configure Google reader to only display certain RSS items that match ...
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1answer
58 views
Is there a way to be notified by email whenever there is a new item on Google Reader?
I want be notified from Google Reader via email each time a new item shows up in one of my rss feeds. Is that possible?
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2answers
1k views
How can I export a list of my RSS feeds from Google Reader?
How can I export a list of my RSS feeds from Google Reader?
I can copy the 'Subscriptions' page, but it's not a very good format for exporting out into other applications.
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3answers
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“Blogs I'm following” folder doesn't show up in Google Reader settings nor in the Android app
Here, one can see that Blogger has created a custom folder in my Google Reader, automagically housing all the blogs I follow there:
But, that seems to be the only place this folder appears! It's ...
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1answer
326 views
Is there a way to auto subscribe to RSS feeds of Delicious bookmarks in Google Reader?
The idea is to get the full/partial summary of bookmarks received as delicious RSS feeds and not just links.
For example If I subscribe to http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/test in Google Reader, I ...
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2answers
388 views
Convert Google Reader shared items into an RSS feed
With the removal of Google Buzz, Google Reader shared items now go to Google+. Anybody who wants to follow them must also use Google Plus (which is not realistic).
Is it possible to use Google Reader ...
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1answer
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Disable Google keyboard shortcuts
I'm currently using Firefox on Ubuntu 12.10 and disabled Google keyboard shortcuts, mainly because if I wasn't typing in the right box, I would suddenly be doing weird things to my inbox. But ...
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3answers
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How do I subscribe to a private RSS feed in Google Reader?
I want to subscribe to a private RSS feed, however when I paste the link into Google Reader's +Add Subscription, I get an empty feed.
How do I get Google Reader to authenticate my private RSS feed?
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9answers
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How do I mark an item as 'Unread' in Google Reader?
I'd like to be able to mark individual posts as Unread.
UPDATE 1:
Some of you have let me know that the option exists at the bottom, but it simply doesn't in my view:
UPDATE 2:
It seems only older ...
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4answers
4k views
Archive/export all the blog entries from a RSS feed in Google Reader
Is there a way to export or archive all the blog posts from a feed in Google Reader?
Sometimes blogs get deleted, but Google Reader still manages to save much of their content.
How can I export ...
2
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1answer
319 views
Google Reader - Note in Reader Missing
My father has a static website that he uses for political reasons. To add items to his RSS feed, he used to use the "Note in Reader" bookmarklet. Google Reader has been merged with Google+ and that ...
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2answers
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Can I stop Google Reader from forgetting old items?
It seems that Google Reader automatically deletes items older than about a month, even if they're unread. Or at least it no longer shows them as unread.
It technically makes sense as it calls them ...
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2answers
2k views
Get an RSS feed of your starred items from Google Reader
Before a recent update to Google Reader, you could get an RSS feed of your starred items after making the "starred items" tag public. Now, public/private settings are not available on the tags screen ...
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1answer
343 views
How to get RSS of my friends in google plus?
I was subscribed many of my friends in Google Reader (before Google change this service to Google Plus) and now I want to follow my friends in Google plus with Google Reader and want their Google ...
6
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1answer
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Automatically cleaning up Google Reader for now defunct blogs
I am having hundreds of feeds in my Google Reader. Some of the feeds have ceased to work (technically) or have not received new posts for years. Would there be some kind of automatic way to clean-up ...
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2answers
58 views
What's the quickest way to add a feed to Google Reader?
From a feedburner feed by clicking on the Google icon, it's 3 clicks.
From Google Chrome with Google RSS browser extension I've managed 2 clicks (must click subscribe when in Google Reader).
Anyone ...
2
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1answer
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What's the difference between the plethora of RSS feeds Google groups offers?
Google groups makes feeds available for any given discussion group. Eight of them, in fact, by mixing and matching:
15/50 New [items]
Where [items] are messages/topics
Atom 1.0/RSS 2.0
For ...
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1answer
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Can I access Google Readers Feed stats?
When you use Google Reader and you want to subscribe to a new feed, you will see this first:
Can I automatically get the information, that this feed has 179 readers? Does Google provide an API for ...
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3answers
574 views
Feeding individual articles into Google Reader to read later
I use Google Reader a lot, and find it very convenient for reading things offline. One feature missing is support for adding articles/pages you wish to read later. What I'd like to do is occasionally ...
8
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7answers
1k views
How to move a Google Reader account?
Google recently decided that I can't be logged in to my Gmail and Apps accounts at the same time, so I want to move my Google Reader data from one to the other. I know of the "Import/Export feeds" ...
4
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1answer
540 views
How do I remove all shared items from Google Reader?
My shared items feed was private, and I want to make it public, so I decided to remove all it contains.
How can I do this?
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1answer
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How do popular iPhone RSS clients sync subscriptions with Google Reader? [closed]
Feedler and Mobile RSS have served me well in browsing my RSS subscription content that I added in Google Reader. What API are these apps using to get the list of subscriptions?
I want to create my ...
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2answers
398 views
Is there a way to mark all posts as unread in Google Reader?
I'm looking for a way to mark all items from a specific RSS feed as unread in Google Reader.
Is there a way to do this?
