I’m giving up on Bloglines, or at least the beta version that never seems to end. I like the Bloglines format more than anything else, but, as far as I can tell, the beta is missing basic functionality like sharing folders via RSS feeds and/or Javascript, meaning you have to bounce between beta and the “original” interfaces to get anything done in terms of blog integration. Couple that with the seriously misguided interface skin they unrolled a week or so ago and the fact that their user forums have been completely taken over by nefarious spammers, well… I’m done.
So I’m back to Google Reader. There are a couple of enhancements to this blog as a result:
- I’ve added a “what I’m reading…” widget to the sidebar - this is basically my starred items in Google Reader and represents articles I find of particular interest.
- In addition, the blogroll on my Links page is now being automatically generated from Google Reader - if I get creative, I’ll try to add interesting link categories á la Esteban or David.
Finally, I realize things have been pretty light around here lately. It’s nearing the end of summer here in Minnesota and frankly, my attention is elsewhere doing things around the house and with family, nevermind watching some of the late-night Olympics when I’d normally be writing…
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It’s a shame that Bloglines is just coasting. I’m sticking with it until it tanks since it works better in the land of low bandwidth.
Are you using the beta or the original version? I wouldgo back in a heartbeat (or two) if they would implement all of the functionality of the original into the beta *and* undo the text color changes they recently made.
That said, it’s also nice having Google Reader available as a live widget on my Google homepage… I can’t find anything equivalent for Bloglines.
Well, I don’t think my categories are as creative as they are dorky.
As for Bloglines, I have never understood how to use it, but Google Reader saved the blogosphere for me! I had a blog for a few months back in 2005, but quickly abandoned it because a) I couldn’t find other blogs, and b) I couldn’t keep up with them. SO, thank Google Reader!
I’ve always used the original and don’t know what the color changes are that you’re talking about.
The color changes were to the new beta version that they’ve been working on for forever and a day…