Yesterday I joined Google Plus, but only because I was forced to and I did it under protest. I keep up with blogs using Feedly. Apparently Google and Feedly have made some sort of agreement that you can't log into Feedly except if you log in via your Google Plus account. So I set up an account and disabled every setting I could find. I expect those of you who belong to Google Plus will see Chilly Hollow is a member but I plan to never use the system. I'm not even setting up a Google Plus button on Blog. I don't like Facebook-like sharing of information and I sure don't like being forced to join these things as the price of using free services like Feedly.
I plan to research alternatives and when/if I find one, I'll delete the Google Plus and Feedly accounts. This is just to let folks who belong to either system know that they might see my name but hopefully they will never see anything else there.
I have a feeling that this is not the last time Google tries to force me into programs I don't want. Maybe I'd better research WordPress (which I loathed when I tried it) in case I have to move Blog.
Just FYI
[Jane stomps off....]
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
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Showing posts with label Feedly. Show all posts
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
RSS Reader Alert
Labels:
Feedly,
Google,
Mary Corbet,
news,
RSS readers
Mary Corbet speaks for all bloggers whose readership keeps up with the news via RSS readers.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2013/05/needle-n-thread-technical-stuff-rss-readers.html
If the term "RSS reader" means absolutely nothing to you, then you can skip the article, but just so you know, an RSS reader is a website that lists all the sites you follow in one place so you can log in there and read everything that's been updated. Google has a site called Google Reader that a lot of people use but that Google (for their own mysterious reasons) has decided to remove Google Reader starting July 1st so folks are looking for alternatives.
Like Mary, I have switched from Google Reader to Feedly. I've heard good things about Bloglovin but I like Feedly better. It seems more natural for me to navigate. Like everything else, one size does not fit all, so use Mary's article to find a replacement that suits you.
I don't think the list of blogs I maintain at the bottom of this page will be effected as I was careful not to import my Google Reader feeds to create it. I built it by hand, adding each link manually. But not all blog lists were done this way so you may find your favorite blog's list of favorites impacted by Google's decision.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2013/05/needle-n-thread-technical-stuff-rss-readers.html
If the term "RSS reader" means absolutely nothing to you, then you can skip the article, but just so you know, an RSS reader is a website that lists all the sites you follow in one place so you can log in there and read everything that's been updated. Google has a site called Google Reader that a lot of people use but that Google (for their own mysterious reasons) has decided to remove Google Reader starting July 1st so folks are looking for alternatives.
Like Mary, I have switched from Google Reader to Feedly. I've heard good things about Bloglovin but I like Feedly better. It seems more natural for me to navigate. Like everything else, one size does not fit all, so use Mary's article to find a replacement that suits you.
I don't think the list of blogs I maintain at the bottom of this page will be effected as I was careful not to import my Google Reader feeds to create it. I built it by hand, adding each link manually. But not all blog lists were done this way so you may find your favorite blog's list of favorites impacted by Google's decision.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
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