Bloglines needs an upgrade
Bloglines is one of those services that has been stagnant for quite a while. Ever since being acquired by Ask.com, the basic interface has remained unchanged. Regardless of this, Bloglines has dominated in the world of RSS readers, even if it’s not the best.
I suppose the number one reason why I use Bloglines is because I’m entrenched, both mentally and physically. I’ve experimented with other readers, but, I never seem to have enough time to transfer my OPML and learn a new interface. I guess I’m destined to enjoy/loathe the unchanging interface of Bloglines.
That was, until they actually made a change. Gasp.
It was probably a few months ago, but I remember waking up one day and seeing the reading pane automatically refresh without reloading the page. At first, I thought I was hallucinating–no, was this really happening? They actually implemented a useful and elegant feature.
With all jokes aside, Bloglines isn’t really a bad reader, it’s just old. All the cool kids are jumping to newer web RSS readers like Rojo, Google Reader, and Netvibes. The Bloglines team should really think about a redesign, especially with some of their older features that no one uses, like the Clippings, and with some of their newer features, like the potentially confusing Playlists.
