Three Weeks Into the Great RSS Migration
Three and a half weeks after the Google Reader shutdown announcement, a look at where the migration actually went (Feedly, NewsBlur, and why I ended up paying $24 a year for a one-person RSS reader).
Picking a Google Reader Replacement Before It's Too Late
Three weeks after Google announced Reader's July shutdown, I finally spent a Saturday testing Feedly, The Old Reader, and NewsBlur to see which one I could actually live in.
The Bitcoin Chart Everyone Keeps Sending Me
Bitcoin just cracked $140 and suddenly everyone from my forum buddies to my own dad is emailing me screenshots of the price chart.
Hunting for a Google Reader Replacement
Three weeks into Google's Reader shutdown announcement, a hands-on rundown of Feedly, NewsBlur, and The Old Reader, plus a tangent about Bitcoin's wild week.
Amazon Buys Goodreads, So I Backed Up My Library
Amazon bought Goodreads last week, and instead of feeling reassured by the "will operate independently" line, I spent an evening exporting my whole library just in case.
A Fake Nose and a Real Thirty Million Dollars
On April Fools morning, skipping the fake Google product jokes to talk about the actually interesting story from last week: a 17-year-old selling his news-summarizing app to Yahoo.
Bitcoin Just Crossed a Billion Dollars
Bitcoin's market cap crossed a billion dollars this week, right as Cyprus reopened its banks under capital controls. A personal take on why the "digital gold" framing bugs me.
The Great RSS Scramble, Two Weeks In
Two and a half weeks after Google announced Reader's death, a rundown of what I actually tried migrating to: Feedly, The Old Reader, NewsBlur, and Digg's promised replacement.
Amazon Buys Goodreads, and Now I'm Nervous
Amazon announced yesterday it's buying Goodreads, and after watching Google kill Reader two weeks ago, I've already started exporting my shelf data just in case.
Yahoo Bought Summly and I Already Miss It
Yahoo bought the teenager's news-summarizing app this week for around $30 million. Here's why I'm already bracing for Summly to quietly disappear, Delicious-style.
Yahoo, Summly, and a 17-Year-Old's $30 Million Tuesday
Yahoo bought the news app Summly from its 17-year-old founder for around $30 million, and it's got me thinking about what acqui-hires actually buy — plus a side rant about my ongoing, unsuccessful search for a Google Reader replacement.
Yahoo Just Paid $30 Million for a Teenager's Summarizing App
Yahoo bought Nick D'Aloisio's news-summarizing app Summly for around $30 million today. Some thoughts on a 17-year-old's payday and Yahoo's habit of swallowing small startups whole.