If you’re one of them, you might still be searching for the perfect alternative to your beloved Google Reader. While RSS feeds aren’t the must-use resource they once were, there’s still a dedicated base of users who aren’t prepared to say goodbye. But interest has been pretty stable since about 2015: Google Trends data shows a massive dropoff since RSS hit its peak back around 2005. Then, in 2013, Google Reader was switched off, and their popularity has dwindled.ĭwindled, but not vanished entirely. Please fix this, Pocket ! These days of open and inter-operable web services, users are only attracted by valuable functionality, clean UX design and no lockins.The mid-aughts to early 2010s were the heyday for RSS feeds like Google Reader. This is deplorable, because otherwise, Pocket is a very polished and well-functioning piece of multi-platform and multi-device software/app/web service, with a very easy and well-designed and implemented user interface. no save dates nor any of your personally curated tags, nor any other useful meta-data. html file that Pocket generates currently included only the URLs themselves, i.e. Personally tested the export 'feature' and the resulting. your bookmarks and tags), it is essential that a total, fair and open export (including all tags) functionality is provided. So, if you are going to invest a lot of your personal time and energy in curating your Internet findings (i.e. Kippt, Spingpad, Delicious (to some extent), etc.).

Too many bookmarking and tagging companies have stopped or have gone bankrupt these last years (e.g. This is very sad, unfortunate and creates a no go decision for any seasoned user. Correct and open export of bookmarks and tags are not possible This means that Pocket is (currently) a total lock-in.

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