Comments on: RSS aggregator review http://www.twosheep.com/blog/?p=217 Adventures of the only Japanese American handspinning knitter in Southeastern Minnesota! Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:35:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Linda http://www.twosheep.com/blog/?p=217&cpage=1#comment-563 Linda Fri, 02 Sep 2005 11:43:44 +0000 http://www.twosheep.com/blog/?p=217#comment-563 I highly recommend Sharp Reader. Its not a web based system, but it is free. I've been using it for a year or so, I've tried so many other RSS aggregators and Sharp Reader is the only one I like. I highly recommend Sharp Reader. Its not a web based system, but it is free. I’ve been using it for a year or so, I’ve tried so many other RSS aggregators and Sharp Reader is the only one I like.

]]> By: John Roberts http://www.twosheep.com/blog/?p=217&cpage=1#comment-58 John Roberts Fri, 01 Apr 2005 04:26:59 +0000 http://www.twosheep.com/blog/?p=217#comment-58 Regarding Newsburst, from CNET News.com, you had these comments: "I felt it was slow to see new blog entries, there wasn’t a way to mark articles as read, and I couldn’t get rid of the things I wasn’t interested in seeing (as in the Top News Story)." 1. Feeds are checked every hour. Were there examples of sources being missed? I'd like to know. 2. For Newsburst, "mark as read" is not a feature, deliberately... but I understand the request. We're working on a different way of doing that. We'll see if it suits once it's live. 3. You absolutely should be able to get rid of any sources you don't want on Newsburst, in one of two ways: Manage Sources page or on single source page, which has a "Remove source" link at the top. What could we do better? Thanks for trying Newsburst. Obviously, plenty of good competition out there, and eager to earn your time/attention. You can import and export your subs at any time. Cheers, John Roberts CNET News.com product development www.news.com www.newsburst.com Regarding Newsburst, from CNET News.com, you had these comments: “I felt it was slow to see new blog entries, there wasn’t a way to mark articles as read, and I couldn’t get rid of the things I wasn’t interested in seeing (as in the Top News Story).”

1. Feeds are checked every hour. Were there examples of sources being missed? I’d like to know.
2. For Newsburst, “mark as read” is not a feature, deliberately… but I understand the request. We’re working on a different way of doing that. We’ll see if it suits once it’s live.
3. You absolutely should be able to get rid of any sources you don’t want on Newsburst, in one of two ways: Manage Sources page or on single source page, which has a “Remove source” link at the top. What could we do better?

Thanks for trying Newsburst. Obviously, plenty of good competition out there, and eager to earn your time/attention. You can import and export your subs at any time.

Cheers,

John Roberts
CNET News.com product development
http://www.news.com
http://www.newsburst.com

]]> By: Julia http://www.twosheep.com/blog/?p=217&cpage=1#comment-57 Julia Thu, 31 Mar 2005 15:31:23 +0000 http://www.twosheep.com/blog/?p=217#comment-57 Thanks for the review - very thorough. Wow, so all you have to do to get a response from Bloglines is dis them in your blog? Who knew? I use Bloglines off and on, mostly for my non-knitblog reading. It would be nice if you could use a reader that could i.d. your visits to blogs so that the stats would be more acurate for those bloggers that keep track of their logs. For knitblog visits I like to use my own blogroll and if I click thru someone elses blogroll to read new blogs, that's okay because it's more acurate tracking. But I admit that I tend to read so many blogs that Bloglines sure makes it convenient at times. I may look at NewsGator too. Thanks for the review – very thorough. Wow, so all you have to do to get a response from Bloglines is dis them in your blog? Who knew? I use Bloglines off and on, mostly for my non-knitblog reading. It would be nice if you could use a reader that could i.d. your visits to blogs so that the stats would be more acurate for those bloggers that keep track of their logs. For knitblog visits I like to use my own blogroll and if I click thru someone elses blogroll to read new blogs, that’s okay because it’s more acurate tracking. But I admit that I tend to read so many blogs that Bloglines sure makes it convenient at times. I may look at NewsGator too.

]]> By: Mark Fletcher http://www.twosheep.com/blog/?p=217&cpage=1#comment-56 Mark Fletcher Thu, 31 Mar 2005 01:31:01 +0000 http://www.twosheep.com/blog/?p=217#comment-56 Thanks for the comments about Bloglines. We believe the issue of feeds not updating has been fixed and we are continuing to monitor the situation. On behalf of everyone at Bloglines, I apologize for the problem. We are working hard to create the best user experience possible. We know that you have a choice in newsreaders, and I hope that we'll be able to win you back. Thanks for the comments about Bloglines. We believe the issue of feeds not updating has been fixed and we are continuing to monitor the situation. On behalf of everyone at Bloglines, I apologize for the problem. We are working hard to create the best user experience possible. We know that you have a choice in newsreaders, and I hope that we’ll be able to win you back.

]]> By: claudia http://www.twosheep.com/blog/?p=217&cpage=1#comment-55 claudia Wed, 30 Mar 2005 23:10:25 +0000 http://www.twosheep.com/blog/?p=217#comment-55 Nice work, June. Thanks for the reviews. I wonder if the folks at Ask Jeeves who just paid millions of dollars to acquire Bloglines might be interested in this? ;-) Nice work, June. Thanks for the reviews. I wonder if the folks at Ask Jeeves who just paid millions of dollars to acquire Bloglines might be interested in this?

;-)

]]> By: Catherine D. http://www.twosheep.com/blog/?p=217&cpage=1#comment-54 Catherine D. Wed, 30 Mar 2005 23:07:03 +0000 http://www.twosheep.com/blog/?p=217#comment-54 Never mind - it works from the bloglines edit -> export subscriptions (at the bottom of the page). Never mind – it works from the bloglines edit -> export subscriptions (at the bottom of the page).

]]> By: Catherine D. http://www.twosheep.com/blog/?p=217&cpage=1#comment-53 Catherine D. Wed, 30 Mar 2005 23:04:07 +0000 http://www.twosheep.com/blog/?p=217#comment-53 Could you clarify the export from bloglines? It's doesn't work with my bloglines id. Could you clarify the export from bloglines? It’s doesn’t work with my bloglines id.

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