I became an RSS user when Google Reader came out in 2005. Like a lot of people, I got pretty obsessed with Twitter around 2007. By 2010 I still had accounts with Google Reader and Twitter and checked in on both maybe once a week. But somewhere along the line I started getting most of my information from Facebook. Let’s just say it wasn’t the same quality of information I was used to.
By 2012, I closed my Facebook account for a few months and then in 2014 I closed it permanently. These days I rely on The Old Reader and Instagram on a daily basis and once every other week or so check in on Twitter. I stay informed and get inspired using The Old Reader and get that social fix on Instagram.
My primary areas of focus on The Old Reader are Business and Technology, News, Culture, and Music. I follow a few other things as well like Food and Sports. The feeds that I follow are diverse, but all are a million times more effective at keeping me up to date than my old Facebook friends once were. On top of all that, I believe in The Open Web (http://blog.theoldreader.com/post/67563942900/rss-and-the-open-web) which doesn’t thrive in private social networks.
The question I ask myself all the time is: why did I ever stop using an RSS reader?
What I’m really excited about is hearing why you guys use RSS. Feel free to leave a comment, but if you’re up for it, drop an email to rss4ever@theoldreader.com telling us a little about yourself, why you use RSS, how long you’ve been using it, and 5 feeds that you think other people in our community will love. We’re hoping to feature one or two of you on our blog in the near future and also value the direct input we receive from each of you.
Thanks for using The Old Reader!