Comments on: Google Reader - ahead, yet catching up

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 09 May 2007 03:27:04 +0000

Guillaume, I think you missed the point. The point of the post is, Google Reader is the best web-based reader out there…but it’s still cherry picking small features here and there from lesser readers. Hence…ahead, yet catching up.

By: GuillaumeB

GuillaumeB — Tue, 08 May 2007 17:13:14 +0000

You could, however, compare the Yahoo Mail feed reader with the GMail feed ticker… would make more sense to me.

By: GuillaumeB

GuillaumeB — Tue, 08 May 2007 17:12:00 +0000

Ryan, with all due respect to the powerful Yahoo! Mail, I hope you’re not trying to compare the gadgetic feed reader in Y!Mail with Google Reader… if so where are my feed categories in Y!Mail??? , how can I import an OPLM…

“Also, some feeds always show that each entry is unread after an update. This may not be an issue on the Yahoo side, but a problem with the feed itself.”

Nope it DOES come from Yahoo! Mail, or else all my feeds that properly work in other readers suddenly become broken when viewed thru Y!Mail…

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 08 May 2007 02:25:06 +0000

Dave, yeah…notice in my disclaimer that I mentioned I work on Yahoo! Mail yet I use Google Reader. Make of that what you will.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 08 May 2007 02:23:51 +0000

Mihai, shows you how much I use that feature.

By: Mihai Parparita

Mihai Parparita — Mon, 07 May 2007 17:30:22 +0000

Actually, we’ve always had an email functionality, it’s just that it was rather crappy until now The new version is inline (faster than a tear-off) and preserves formatting among other things.

Mihai Parparita
Google Reader Engineer

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 07 May 2007 17:08:27 +0000

Ryan, I agree that Google Reader is catching up and has moved beyond Bloglines. The Google product has been better ever since they changed to this newer version a while ago.

My issues with the Yahoo Mail Beta Feed Reader is that I’m unable to add certain feeds for one reason or another. I end up adding the feed if possible to My Yahoo page and later it shows up in the Yahoo Mail list.

Also, some feeds always show that each entry is unread after an update. This may not be an issue on the Yahoo side, but a problem with the feed itself.

However, my favorite is still NewsGator. They allow POP access to all my feeds, so Yahoo Mail Beta is still in charge of email, but also where I read all my feeds! I simply press Shift+m, the POP mail arrives, filters apply, and I read the feed when I have a chance.

Thanks for a great product.