No changes in ranking seem imminent – Google Reader was actually closer to catching Bloglines ten months ago than it is now. Still, new Hitwise data confirms that these are the top two RSS readers, and in a 12-month comparison, Google’s service is gaining ground.
Bloglines Users Abandon Ship
When a company’s last press release was put out in June of 2005, it’s probably wise not to expect a quick response. Still, users of RSS reader Bloglines are disappointed (and increasingly angry) following a long outage.
Bloglines Beefs Up
Before we had Google Reader, the biggest kid on the RSS reader block was Bloglines. While Google has taken that title, away from the Ask.com owned service, Bloglines has been back to the gym recently and added some bulk. Bloglines has rolled out a slew of new features today, including:
Bloglines Adds Top 1000, More Enhancements
Bloglines did another update today, adding a new Bloglines Top 1000 section, showing off the 100 most popular blogs, along with data on which ones are moving up or down, and sidebars with the new blogs on the list and the biggest movers.
Bloglines Console Continues Development
Bloglines beta keeps adding commands to the console.
Bloglines Mobile Updates
First, they added support for logging into Bloglines via OpenID. While I’m not a big fan of OpenID in practice, it is a good idea in theory, so if you’re a big fan of that theory, go ahead and use it.
Bloglines Tops Online Feedreader Choices
If visitors to your website choose to add your feed to their web-based reader of choice, they probably have that feed added to Ask.com’s Bloglines service.
Bloglines Ups Features With Playlists
Of the 175-plus feeds I track using Bloglines, it can be daunting to look at all of them at once. They might as well be stacks of magazines piled up on my desk.
Opera Fixes Bloglines Bug
Opera has done a minor release, going from 8.51 to 8.52. They fixed some minor security and performance issues, and one thing that was near and dear to me: Bloglines.
Bloglines Talks Growth And Pirates
Mark Fletcher, Bloglines founder, has been a part of the Ask Jeeves family since February. The service has seen growth, its attendant pains, and a makeover for the downtime plumber.