Ask HN: Do you still read RSS feeds?

... Yes?

That... kinda seems like it doesn't lead into a conversation very well....

Yes and I'd prefer it if more websites offered it as a way to read their content or at least subscribe to their blogs for updates.

Being able to set up alerts to match certain keywords allows me to more actively consume their media and tends towards me actually supporting the continuation of their site because I noticeably consume and care for their media because I know it is there.

A site without an RSS feed means I need to manually check the site for any updates. Which means I'll never check the site for actual updates. Which means I never consume their media and wouldn't even notice if they closed their doors and shut down.

I use feedly (http://feedly.com/) daily. My list of RSS feeds needs some curation, but I find it easier than going to the sites directly.

I would if Google Reader still existed.

Yes. What else?

Yes, with Feedly, and Newsify on iOS.

Yes.

Yes. I run a private Fever install - http://feedafever.com/

Yes, often even with HN.

I was a bit disappointed after Google decided to shutter Reader but with a little digging, I found Newsblur[1][2] to be a (better than really) replacement for Reader and am happily using / subscribing to new RSSs feeds daily.

I find it much easier to curate information / sites in one place and use HN / Reddit for discussion about said.

1. https://www.newsblur.com/

2. https://github.com/samuelclay/NewsBlur

Yes but less convieniently since the RSS Ticker add on for Firefox stopped working. Does anyone know of an alternative?

Yes, for which I use NewsBlur.

Yes. Currently use tt-rss though I'm not all that happy with it.

Yea I use Newsflow which does a solid job of discovering RSS feeds on sites, easy to manage subscriptions, can star favorites, etc.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/newsflow-the-no.1-news-ticke...

yes, I use reader.aol.com

Yes. For local or long tail stuff.

Yes, with feedly. It was the closest thing to google reader I could find when it initially shut down. I like that it can figure out what the RSS feed address is even if you just give it a domain name, though the mobile app is kind of annoying.

In a sense. I use tools that scrape RSS feeds to find and download episodic content, like podcasts.

Daily, with Feedbin. Better than ever.

RSS->Pocket for all the blogs I follow

Yep. BazQux is a fantastic Google Reader replacement, and News+ for Android syncs to it.

No, but I used to read hundreds with Google Reader. Don't have time now.

I do. I don't like someone else deciding what sources I get my content from, but find it hard to remember to go to those sources directly.

Yes. Quickest and less distraction by ads, comments, images ... so I could scan 70+ sources per day.

I use Owncloud News Reader. Works good enough.

Yes, have my own secret page that parses rss feeds.