There's providers who cater to real time hosting needs: i.e. http://www.synapseglobal.com/index.php

Been looking for something like this -- are there any other alternatives which don't require x / xclip?

As a Drupal developer, I approach it as a right tool for the right job. And familiarity with said tool is also a factor.

The future looks promising: http://symfony.com/blog/symfony2-meets-drupal-8 http://buytaert.net/the-future-is-a-restful-drupal

Agreed; ideally a comparison against all of greaders existing features to make it easier so that you could select which greader features you're using and get a list of relevant matching options.

I was expecting a feature comparison as well. Does anyone know where one is available?

There are a lot of overlapping features to consider depending on individual usage. Features like tagging, cross platform and mobile, social, scaleability, web/self hosted, price will all be a important factors for most trying to make a decision.

Considering Marissa Mayer green lit the project back at google. It'd be nice to see yahoo step in to fill the void.

or Amazon? Cloud service, like Google Reader, plus Kindle support would be nice

It would help to clarify if we're comparing RSS readers (clients / desk / mobile) or aggregators (web / self hosted)

Ideally there's little difference, like Google Reader. There's a web interface and a mobile app that syncs with it. (Do people really use a desktop client? If so, why? Seems like a relic of another age, like desktop email clients.)

I want to choose which mobile app to use, I don't want to be tied down. Reeder, the RSS client I use, supports several Read Later services, several blogging platforms, tons of social networks, bookmarking sites, and Evernote. That's why it's so invaluable to me, and there is no other RSS client that's nearly as versatile. That's why I just want a new backend to replace GR, and since Reeder already supports Fever on iPhone, that'll probably be it for me.

Also, I still use a desktop mail client (OS X Mail), because it integrates well with my OS and it's scriptable. I like having local copies of my mail and attachments, and it's automatically backed up. The mail is also stored on IMAP servers so I can access it on other devices. I have over 100K emails, going back to 1994. There's no way that I'm going to rely solely on one web based service like GMail for that.

I've been a Google Reader user since 2006 and have rarely seen the website. I used NetNewsWire for years, then Reeder. For me, web apps are good as sych engines between native clients, and emergency back-up ways to access data from other machines.

Sure, we're getting off topic, but how is a desktop email client a relic of another age? Especially since the first decent webmail application with "modern" post-1998 features such as a decent split view is less than a year old (outlook.com)?

feedspot doesn't seem to support tags. Is there a comparison chart showing how these services relate to greader features to help people decide where to migrate based on their needs?

HN covered this here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5373807

Whoops, missed that post. Thanks!

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