Finding an Alternative for your Google Reader to manage your RSS Feeds

How do you access the overwhelming Web content

? I bet you do that via RSS Feeds and the most accepted service you use must be the Google Reader. However, are there any better substitutes? I was recently doing a small research on all the services available to manage my RSS Feeds. The Dmoz directory did gave me a detailed list of over 30 web based services that offer almost the same services as that of Google Reader. But, when I delved deeper, I was surprised to find that most of them were inactive or have been not maintained by its developers.

I did found a couple of web based applications which I felt can be a good alternative to Google Reader. One of them was Bloglines and I noticed that it could be a pretty straight alternative to Google Reader. But unfortunately, I also saw an alert by Ask.com to its users that Bloglines too will be shut down in the next two weeks or so. Anyways, I decided to use their service till they close down. A few days back one of my friend who is working for a Search Engine Optimizing firm forwarded me a mail about an online RSS reader service namely Feedlooks.com. It was good. It may find appealing to those who cannot access Google Reader for some reason or the other or to those who are looking for an alternative to Google Reader.

Using Feedlooks plain text type reader you can add and manage your feeds manually. You also have the option to import your feeds from any of your existing readers in bulk. One lovely attribute I noted in Feedlooks is an interest meter icon which displays how accepted or well-liked is a particular story or news, among other Feedlooks' users. If you are logging into Feedlooks after a long duration, you may not feel besieged with the amount of unread stories or news as you have an option to filter it according to days or weeks.

Even though you may find a couple of added benefits of Feedlooks when compared to Google Reader, I may never say it is a complete substitute for your Google Reader. Feedlooks has not come up with a mobile version yet and it doesn't support keyboard short cuts. And moreover, you only get to see bits and pieces of the story inside the Feedlooks reader. But it doesn't hurt anyone to try out this minimal and good-looking service without even creating an account.

By: Francis DavidFinding an Alternative for your Google Reader to manage your RSS FeedsBy: Francis David

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