A kick in the teeth.
Alas the news of Google Reader’s impending departure has reached the muddy shores of Greenwich. I am devastated. Still seething from Google replacing their small-business friendly Google Products to the new monetised Google Shopping, the news that Google will soon be retiring their RSS reader service has left me feeling like I just been stood up for the second time by a negligent 
boyfriend/girlfriend.
Just yesterday Google announced it was officially ditching the service on 1 July, giving invested users like myself who have used this tool to help them organise their lives three months to relocate all their bookmarked reads.
Extreme as it is, for many this chap on youtube has hit the nail on the head (a must watch).
No idea what I’m taking about? See our article What is RSS?
Moving on
I decided the best way to move on was to install myself a rebound RSS reader.
Will Shanklin at gizmag.com has published a very timely top ten list of The best Google Reader replacements. Jason Parker and Jaymar Cabebe have recomended just five worthy alternatives over at cnet.com. Lifehacker.com have written a step by step guide to finding the right replacement RSS Reader for you. Technorati.com have an alarming doomsday style countdown marking the day of Google Reader’s demise and note that Digg are currently building their own replacement as a priority, but how long will this take? Feedly.com are already in waiting for those moving from Google reader before it meets it’s end.
Clearly I’m already on it.
It was a swift decision, which is rather unlike me, but for the moment I have decided to go with Feedly because it promises a seamless transition from Google Reader, is PC and Android compatible and offers numerous different different navigation and display option which I at first glance find appealing. Only time will tell.
I can already vouch for the seamles transition, I literally visited www.feedly.com for the first time about 4 minutes ago and am already browsing through my favourite feeds magazine style. It’s also already on my smart phone.
Are you mouring Google Reader? Didn’t know? What is your preferred replacement? Share with a comment.
There has been a recent rise in budget printing companies who, although great for small businesses who need their graphics printing on shoestring budgets, do not conform to industry standards. Most printing companies work to specific sizes such as A6 or DL. Some budget printing companies however have their own slightly different sizing (probably to maximise the amount of prints that can be made from one sheet of card). A business card or flyer from one of these companies may be a different size to that you might be expecting…or what the designer is expecting when laying out the artwork if not told in advance. If your prints ends up coming back with the email address cropped off because the designer was given the wrong sizes that’s money down the drain!
A client asked me the other day “what is an RSS feed”?
For few weeks Magpie Graphics has been working hard on an exciting new project with it’s founder Clark Beecroft. On our part the project has involved building an unusual, fun and bold website for children in the hope of raising funds to help the children of Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Over the last few weeks Magpie Graphics has been working hard on an exciting new project called GOSH Monsters Book with it’s founder Clark Beecroft and his cohorts. I can’t let too much out of the bag at this point but the website is due to go live within the next week. Pop back soon for more information.