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I added a couple RSS feeds but they aren't showing up for me. What advantage does this service have over Google Reader?

danparsonson 16y ago
Give the crawler a few minutes (no more than ten) to catch up - currently new feeds aren't crawled immediately. I'll add that to the list of things to change. As for advantages over Google Reader: most of my feed reading is done on my mobile phone, so that was my starting point - I wanted something as quick and simple to use as possible, one click and you've got all the new articles in one page, loaded. That way, losing signal on the journey to work isn't a problem because I don't need to keep loading pages. I guess this will translate well to the desktop too - everything is there for you immediately, with minimal user input. If there are any features you'd like to see, please do say!
- pmarin 16y ago
  Give the crawler a few minutes (no more than ten) to catch up - currently new feeds aren't crawled immediately. I'll add that to the list of things to change. You should put a note about this. I like the minimalistic design.
  - danparsonson 16y ago
    Good idea, thanks; glad you like it!
- daliusd 16y ago
  Google Reader has mobile version: m.google.com/reader
  - danparsonson 16y ago
    Indeed it does, but on the phone I use I have to click each feed in turn to see new articles. I like the one-click experience of just getting a page of everything new all at once, so I can scroll through at my leisure, go onto the underground (I work in London), etc.
    - ZeroMinx 16y ago
      I'm also looking for a new permanent home for RSS reading now that Bloglines is closing down. I like a cross between "click each feed" vs "all feeds" -- grouping. So if I click the group "London" I get all new items from my feeds that are in the London group.
      - danparsonson 16y ago
        OK, I like that - I'll see about making it an option but it will mean adding grouping as well; I'll try to get it in place before Bloglines closes next Monday.
      - rhizome 16y ago
        Mobile Netvibes is like this. It's pretty plain looking, but if your OPML is set up with categories and such, you can drill down or take in a specific site, an entire category, or your whole feed on one endless screen. I've given NV a lot of crap over the years, but I do think they have the most flexible and make-plain-able RSS readers out there.
    - daliusd 16y ago
      In that case go on - mobile google reader does not cover your needs and I guess there are more people like you :)
danparsonson 16y ago
Oh, I forgot to say - if you 'read more' off the login page, I've written a bit of a blurb about the benefits as I see them - direct link: http://dambr.com/About.html http://dambr.com/About.html. I think I'll add that and the contact link to the site menu bar.

Give the crawler a few minutes (no more than ten) to catch up - currently new feeds aren't crawled immediately. I'll add that to the list of things to change. As for advantages over Google Reader: most of my feed reading is done on my mobile phone, so that was my starting point - I wanted something as quick and simple to use as possible, one click and you've got all the new articles in one page, loaded. That way, losing signal on the journey to work isn't a problem because I don't need to keep loading pages. I guess this will translate well to the desktop too - everything is there for you immediately, with minimal user input. If there are any features you'd like to see, please do say!

pmarin 16y ago
Give the crawler a few minutes (no more than ten) to catch up - currently new feeds aren't crawled immediately. I'll add that to the list of things to change. You should put a note about this. I like the minimalistic design.
- danparsonson 16y ago
  Good idea, thanks; glad you like it!
daliusd 16y ago
Google Reader has mobile version: m.google.com/reader
- danparsonson 16y ago
  Indeed it does, but on the phone I use I have to click each feed in turn to see new articles. I like the one-click experience of just getting a page of everything new all at once, so I can scroll through at my leisure, go onto the underground (I work in London), etc.
  - ZeroMinx 16y ago
    I'm also looking for a new permanent home for RSS reading now that Bloglines is closing down. I like a cross between "click each feed" vs "all feeds" -- grouping. So if I click the group "London" I get all new items from my feeds that are in the London group.
    - danparsonson 16y ago
      OK, I like that - I'll see about making it an option but it will mean adding grouping as well; I'll try to get it in place before Bloglines closes next Monday.
    - rhizome 16y ago
      Mobile Netvibes is like this. It's pretty plain looking, but if your OPML is set up with categories and such, you can drill down or take in a specific site, an entire category, or your whole feed on one endless screen. I've given NV a lot of crap over the years, but I do think they have the most flexible and make-plain-able RSS readers out there.
  - daliusd 16y ago
    In that case go on - mobile google reader does not cover your needs and I guess there are more people like you :)

danparsonson 16y ago

Oh, I forgot to say - if you 'read more' off the login page, I've written a bit of a blurb about the benefits as I see them - direct link: http://dambr.com/About.html http://dambr.com/About.html. I think I'll add that and the contact link to the site menu bar.