News Reader
Building an open source web platform is finally starting to pay off. The investment I've spent developing a common platform for modern apps, makes my dreams possible.
When I set out to build the house.js platform, I had all the apps in mind. I know this broad approach appears to be vulnerable to lack of focus and specialization, but I hope open prevails. My strategy is one of perseverance and exploration. Over time, per the attention it receives, it will be thus improved and sharpened. The community rules.
Google, facebook, and twitter on the other hand, have show us their ability to give, and take at their own will. Specifically when Google made the off-hand announcement to shut down their RSS Reader, I was forced to react quickly.
Let me be plain. I want to be able to edit, modify, and improve the applications that I use the most. Radio is something I couldn't get away from, so I had to build my social radio to enjoy tunes my way. Startups are another addiction I've pacified and feed with my community site and podcast. Even my text & code editor that I use every day... can no longer be bulky native apps. I guess I'm a control freak, but I actually feel great about the problems I've avoided, and others I've deserved.
In short, building a news reader on house.js was planned, but not scheduled. Google changed that when they pulled the rug out from under me - kudos!
So within a few days I was able to put together the pieces for a basic RSS reader. WeFavorite is slated to be a community of favorites from around the web. You can already connect Google to import your existing reader subscriptions - before it's too late!
I'm excited to evolve this with my usage and yours. Hopefully we can take this further than where Google and others have left it. Please try it out and give me feedback so we can make this better together!
When I set out to build the house.js platform, I had all the apps in mind. I know this broad approach appears to be vulnerable to lack of focus and specialization, but I hope open prevails. My strategy is one of perseverance and exploration. Over time, per the attention it receives, it will be thus improved and sharpened. The community rules.
Google, facebook, and twitter on the other hand, have show us their ability to give, and take at their own will. Specifically when Google made the off-hand announcement to shut down their RSS Reader, I was forced to react quickly.
Let me be plain. I want to be able to edit, modify, and improve the applications that I use the most. Radio is something I couldn't get away from, so I had to build my social radio to enjoy tunes my way. Startups are another addiction I've pacified and feed with my community site and podcast. Even my text & code editor that I use every day... can no longer be bulky native apps. I guess I'm a control freak, but I actually feel great about the problems I've avoided, and others I've deserved.
In short, building a news reader on house.js was planned, but not scheduled. Google changed that when they pulled the rug out from under me - kudos!
So within a few days I was able to put together the pieces for a basic RSS reader. WeFavorite is slated to be a community of favorites from around the web. You can already connect Google to import your existing reader subscriptions - before it's too late!
I'm excited to evolve this with my usage and yours. Hopefully we can take this further than where Google and others have left it. Please try it out and give me feedback so we can make this better together!