[GTALUG] google news alternatives?

[Karen Lewellen]

Hi Evan,
granted I prefer my phones to be as dumb as possible, I do not own a 
smart phone for many reasons.
I do however as a reporter prefer to draw from as many diverse  news 
sources as I can, articles not podcasts.
My efforts to visit feedly,
www.feedly.com/
produce a failure to load error, regardless of browser I try.
Am I unlikely to experience anything productive here  if only using a 
desktop?
Must you use their software to reach the news content?
Sitting in the back of tech class, smiles.
Karen



On Thu, 24 Jan 2019, Evan Leibovitch wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> I consume a lot of news and podcasts on both mobile and desktops.
>
> I have found Feedly to be a great resource at aggregation of RSS feeds and
> other sources. Its Android app is good if not spectacular and my podcast
> player can import directly from it.
>
> There is a free account that will be enough for many, but I upgraded to the
> paid one. Be patient and eventually you will encounter a sale or promo that
> lowers the cost, but even at full price I find it good value. (These days I
> am, when I can, choosing to pay for my apps and services rather than depend
> on data-mining to give me free stuff, but that's a different story)
>
> If your news needs are limited you could get by on the CBC, BBC or CNN
> apps, but they don't offer enough for me. Google News has been replaced by
> a news component of its omnibus Google Now service on Android, but I like
> neither its news selections nor its privacy concerns. One nice apps with a
> daily summary of the world's significant events is Espresso by The
> Economist.
>
> - Evan
>
>
> On Wed, 23 Jan 2019 at 16:35, Karen Lewellen via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
>> Late new year wishes all around.
>> I ask the question because I believe? someone posted a list of service
>> alternatives a while back.
>> Up until  late December I was using theoldgnews.com
>> Apparently google discovered the service though.
>> Anyone know of a comparative alternative?
>> Cheers,
>> Kare
>>
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