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louisgray.com: louisgray.com: Shyftr Adds OPML Support To Intriguing RSS Feed Reader

  • Dave Stanley · 1 year ago
    Thanks Louis,

    -Dave
  • mrshl · 1 year ago
    Maybe I've missed this Louis, but it seems like you rarely talk about performance/speed when you review feed readers. Speed, though, is a major advantage Google Reader has over its competitors.

    I'm not interested in social features if I have to give up speed and performance. Obviously, keyboard shortcuts are one key enabler when it comes to speed. But raw server performance is a huge factor. I'm not saying I need benchmarks or math-y stats. Just tell me one thing before I try out a new feed reader:

    Is it as fast as Google Reader?
  • Louis Gray · 1 year ago
    Google Reader is the fastest today, ahead of everybody else I've tried.

    That's part of why I mentioned the keyboard shortcuts. I think adding keyboard navigation is essential, especially as the number of feeds increases. I have seen other feed readers (like Assetbar) that added keyboard navigation, but lagged on speed, which was unsustainable.

    There are some who will be happy trading social for speed, and some won't. I believe that with time, both elements are solvable. Google happens to do a great job with speed today, and we hold them to extremely high expectations.
  • mrshl · 1 year ago
    I'm sitting here reading this when I get Mike Arrington's update on FriendFeed that Google Reader now allows you to add notes when you share a feed item. That's huge for someone like me, since I often share feeds directly into Tumblr without attribution or comment. This is going to make it lots easier for me to give credit...and my two cents. As you said, we hold some extremely high expectations. The wonder is: they deliver.
  • Corvida Raven · 1 year ago
    About time :) Go Shyftr.
  • Chris Foley · 1 year ago
    I uploaded my OPML file and after half an hour, only 26 of 122 feeds loaded. I'm staying with Google Reader.
  • robdiana · 1 year ago
    Very cool! Thank you shyftr (Matt and Dave)!