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"Google Reader may be on its way out, but AOL is getting ready to launch its own product in the near future that will give users a way to find new content online.\nThe AOL Reader site is already live, featuring the tagline \"all your favorite websites in one place.\" The site says it is in private beta right now.\n\nAlthough it's unknown exactly how the product will work, one can assume users will be able to subscribe, personalize and weed through news and content found online.\nSEE ALSO: How to Export Your RSS Feeds From Google Reader\n\nThe news comes as popular RSS platform Google Reader will shut down on July 1, and Facebook is rumored to be experimenting with its own RSS feed. Digg is also poised to launch its on RSS reader on June 26.\nUpdate: The company has since tweeted a six-second video Vine, announcing the rumors were true and AOL Reader will launch on Monday.\n\nSee you Monday #aolreader https://t.co/BzEOhte1P9\n\u2014 AOL (@AOL) June 21, 2013\n\nMashable composite, image via iStockphoto, hocus-focus; logo courtesy of AOL\nBONUS: Google Reader's Successors\n\n\n\nGoogle Reader Alternatives\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeedly\n\nFor many users, Feedly may provide the most direct route of keeping their Google Reader experience intact.\nThe service, which offers web, Android and iOS apps, can interact with your existing Google Reader account or store feeds on its own backend.\nThe interface isn't identical to Google Reader; it's more fluid and Flipboard-esque, but it does offer a number of different views, and will keep read/unread lists in sync.\nThe most promising aspect of Feedly is that the company is committed to making the migration from Google Reader to its own sync servers seamless.\nFeedly also has some built-in sharing tools that are reminiscent of Google Reader's old Sharebros days.\nOur only real concern with Feedly is its underlying business model. Maintaining these servers isn't cheap, so how will the service monetize?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDigg Reader\n\nDigg announced its RSS reader back in March and delivered the product at the end of June. \nDigg Reader shares all of Google Reader's keybindings and carries a minimalistic style. It also has an iOS app with an Android version coming soon.\nCheck out our in-depth hands on with Digg Reader.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAOL Reader\n\nA late entrant into the reader space, AOL launched its reader at the end of June.\nAOL Reader is sort of a hybrid between Flipboard and Feedly. Check out our hands on with AOL Reader.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNewsBlur\n\nNewsBlur describes itself as innovating on the shoulders of what Google Reader built. To that end, the open source project offers free web, Android and iOS apps for news reading.\nIn addition to letting users run their own NewsBlur instances, NewsBlur also has hosted offerings that work with its apps.\nA free NewsBlur account is good for 64 feeds and 10 feeds in a River of News, but for $24 a year, users get unlimited feeds, unlimited rivers and more share options -- including private and protected shares.\nLike Google Reader of old, NewsBlur lets users share feeds and stories to one another.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeedbin\n\nLike NewsBlur, Feedbin is an RSS service and an API.\nIt has a web interface very similar to Google Reader and an API that works with a variety of third-party Mac, iOS and Android apps. Some of the apps that support Feedbin include Mr. Reader for iPad, Press for Android, Reeder for iPhone and ReadKit for Mac.\nFeedbin is $3 a month or $30 a year.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeed Wrangler\n\nFeed Wrangler is another web-based service that offers third-party app support. Similar to Feedbin, Feed Wrangler offers a web interface and native apps for iOS.\nFeed Wrangler is also supported by Press for Android, Mr. Reader, Reader and ReadKit. It costs $19 a year.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFever\n\nShaun Inman launched Fever in 2009 as a self-hosted alternative to feed readers such as Google Reader.\nFever works like a traditional reader, but also sorts news feeds based on hotness -- wherein links that have the most links on other sites (or within your own feeds) get more prominence on a temperature scale.\nThis is a pure web app, and it is optimized to run on mobile or in the desktop, though some third-party apps (including Reeder for iPhone) support accounts as well.\nThe only downside to Fever is that it is self-hosted, meaning users need to have their own domain, PHP install and MySQL database. It's not a hard app to install or maintain, but its self-hosted nature makes it ideal for certain types of RSS geeks. The price of Fever is $30 per instance.\nI have been an avid Fever user for the last four years, and I recommend it to anyone who needs a Google Reader alternative and doesn't mind getting their hands dirty.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNetVibes\n\nAn oldie but a goodie! NetVibes was popular in the golden era of RSS clients and services. \nIn addition to its web-based RSS feed reading options, NetVibes also has iGoogle-style widgets. \nNetVibes is still kicking and can be a good monitoring tool for different types of content, but be aware that it isn't as fast or keyboard-friendly as Google Reader. Moreover, the service doesn't integrate into third-party mobile apps.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOldReader\n\nThe Old Reader describes itself as \"the old Google Reader but better,\" and its design and sharing features are similar to pre-October 2011 Google Reader.\nWhile users can import feeds from their Google Reader accounts, Old Reader is having a hard time taking on the Google Reader traffic.\nOn the surface, Old Reader looks like a good alternative, but we're curious as to its business model and ability to sustain maintenance of a sync server.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nManaging News\n\nManaging News is definitely for DIYers, but it's an interesting project designed to let groups (or individuals) track data, RSS feeds and visualizations.\nLike Fever, you'll need to install Managing News on your own server. Unlike Fever, Managing News will require a little more finessing. It's a customized Drupal 6 installation, and getting everything set up can be tricky for newcomers.\nStill, the underlying technology is VERY promising, especially for groups who want a way to share feeds, comment on data and do different visualizations or keyword tracking.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTwitter Lists\n\nTwitter isn't a perfect replacement for Google Reader but for many users, Twitter lists curated by website or influencer are often better sources of information than traditional RSS feeds.\nThe problem with Twitter is that it is best for a source of current and breaking news, but not as good for finding or sorting through older news.\nStill, for many feed addicts, Twitter is both more immediate and better at sharing than any RSS alternative.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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