Category Archives: google reader

The Death of Google Reader: Did Email Kill the RSS Star?

Posted on March 22, 2013 by jessestay

Alas, the day has come. We knew it was coming and we were all just digging in our heels waiting for the day. I admit I’m not as mad as before, as the dust has settled off since they killed … Continue reading →

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Are You Reading This in Google Reader?

Posted on March 15, 2013 by jessestay

Google Reader is being discontinued on July 1st. Click through the post and comment below if you read this post in Google Reader.

Posted in Google, google reader, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, Technology | 2 Comments

With the New Design, Twitter Kills RSS, Literally

Posted on September 20, 2010 by jessestay

The blogosphere is abuzz lately about the latest trend: “RSS is Dead,” everyone says.  Other blogs say “RSS isn’t dead.” (of which side I tend to agree with).  The debate lies with the fact that more and more people are … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, Clients, Facebook, google reader, Howtos, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, rss, Technology, Twitter | 12 Comments

Loud Noises Be Gone! Mute Posts by Source in Google Buzz

Posted on September 13, 2010 by jessestay

I’ve long said that in good social networks, it’s not how you give, but how you receive that makes the social network powerful.  This is why I like Facebook – I can hide the types of applications I don’t ever … Continue reading →

Posted in buzz, Facebook, filter noise, FriendFeed, Google, google buzz, google reader, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, noise, Rick Klau, Technology | Leave a comment

Google Reader is Behind the Times – Here is What They Can Do to Fix That

Posted on August 3, 2010 by jessestay

As anyone who knows me can attest, I’m a huge Google Reader user and fan.  Despite users like Robert Scoble and others declaring RSS Readers dead, I still find utility from being able to finely adapt my reading experience by … Continue reading →

Posted in flipboard, Google, google reader, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, improve google reader, ipad, news reader, rss, rss reader, Technology | 20 Comments

Getting Me to Share Your Posts

Posted on April 4, 2010 by jessestay

One of the things I like to do on my Twitter account is to share interesting articles around the web that I think would be interesting to my readers.  Such articles can be techy, geeky, mainstream, pop-culture, or anything I … Continue reading →

Posted in buzz, Google, google reader, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, share, sharing, Technology, Twitter | 4 Comments

Is Google Stealing Authors’ Copyright With Buzz?

Posted on February 25, 2010 by jessestay

2 years ago I shared about a blogger and follower/friend of mine, Ali Akbar, who purchased the domain, googleappsengine.com (he still owns it) in order to create an AppEngine-related blog (since Google apparently forgot to purchase the domain).  Ali received … Continue reading →

Posted in ads, buzz, Google, google reader, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, rss, scraping, social, Technology | 47 Comments

Did Google Reader Just Turn on the Firehose?

Posted on February 18, 2010 by jessestay

Google’s big push recently has been on enabling open, real-time technologies to publish, read, and interact with its new service Buzz.  Reader, its RSS subscription and website reading service, is one of the biggest tools to integrate with the service. … Continue reading →

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Google Has Large Company Syndrome

Posted on February 12, 2010 by jessestay

I’ve worked for various companies over my career.  Some of those very small (including my current startup), and some very large, international and public corporations.  I currently work with similar clients of various sizes and types.  Each and every one of them … Continue reading →

Posted in buzz, Google, google reader, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, large company, orkut, Politics, social, Technology | 7 Comments

Is Google Reader Still an RSS Reader?

Posted on February 9, 2010 by jessestay

I’ve been following the Buzz about Buzz today (click on the link – get it?), and, wanting to try it (since I’m not of the privileged few bloggers given access at launch), I started browsing on my iPhone where I … Continue reading →

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