Pining for Kinja

I suppose that headline shows what a geek I am, but I really do want a great browser-based RSS aggregator. I've tried Bloglines and it just doesn't do it for me. This is an exercise in a great UI and Bloglines isn't what I am looking for.

One of the seminal experiences of the web version 1 for me was MyYahoo. I saw it and fell in love immediately. It's my real time newspaper and Internet start page and has been since it was launched 8 years ago.

Well MyYahoo now offers an RSS feed for MyYahoo. And its pretty good. But all it does it let me add blogs as headline sources to MyYahoo. A major improvement, but not exactly what I am looking for.

What am I looking for? Well, for start a recommendation engine. A search field. An index. Technorati-like popularity ratings, but by category. All in a great UI.

This list by David Galbraith captures most of my wish list. iTunes for blogs is a great metaphor.

I hope Kinja gets it right. Because I need it.

Comments

[Mark Fletcher]

Fred,

We're always looking for ways to improve Bloglines. It sounds like you've given a lot of thought to this. I'd love to hear what you think are the shortcomings of Bloglines, and how we can improve the service. We have a personalized recommendation system; did it not provide good recommendations to you, and if so, how can we improve it? We also have search and an index as well as a listing of the most popular blogs; I'd love to hear how we can improve those. Some of our best features have been from suggestions from our users, and we're always looking for more ideas. Thanks!

[Gregg Smith]

Thanks for point out the myyahoo RSS feed. I've had a customized front page for years, but it seems like I need to "rediscover" it every 6 months or so. Good stuff.