What happened to Google Reader?
- Google removed a lot of features from Google Reader, gutting thousands of vibrant online communities in an attempt to move their members to Google Plus.
What's sharebro.org?
- Memorialize what was lost with Links to commentary on the web, and with Detailed Features and any replacements we've found.
- Fix Google Reader by locating or developing plugins and extensions that restore sharing and curating features
- Develop Replacements so that we're never again subject to the whim of a company or application for our carefully curated, intensely enjoyed communities of content
This site is a hub for efforts to replace what was lost.
We want to:
Read our vision statement and see if you agree with our technical and social philosophy.
Development Efforts
- HiveMinedFrancis is already working on a full RSS Reader with built-in social sharing features.
- Google Reader ShareEmmanuel Pire's first effort to add a Share button back in to Reader. Ongoing development of this great userscript has been rolled in to this site.
- We are planning to provide shared feeds off of sharebro.org, but not exclusively so. Read the vision statement and road map for details
- Other potential replacements listed on the Links page
Get Involved
- Join the Diaspora Google Group and help us figure out how to fix Reader, or where to go if we can't
- Join the Sharebro Google Group if you want to collaborate on solutions as a coder or tester
- Follow Alex Chaffee on Plus and Twitter and he'll keep you updated on our progress
- Read the Missing Features list and see if we missed any
Want to help us build a better Reader?
This Site
- Linksa collection of dozens of articles and eulogies
- Missing Featuresa catalog of what features were removed from Reader, and how we (and others) are trying to bring them back
- Road Mapa guide for developers and testers who want to contribute to this site and the tools we're building
- Visionnot quite a manifesto, but more than a mission statement
- Source Codehosted on github
Team
- Alex Chaffee
- Emmanuel Pire
- Nick Chaffee
- Tim Broder
What's a Sharebro?
Someone who shares RSS items with their other sharebros.
We may also end up calling this app we're writing Sharebro.
Yes, "sharebro" is
arguably sexist.
I also own onefeed.org but "sharebro" is an organic term that men and women use to describe themselves and their community, so let's run with it for a while. And brotherhood is a positive thing, right? And if I end up making an app or widget, we could name it Sharebro, as in a helpful little buddy, thereby maybe dodging the "don't call me bro, bro" issue.