April 2012
1 post
Safari and Firefox Browser Extensions
I’m pleased to announce that we now have native browser extensions for Safari and Firefox to compliment the Chrome extension we’ve had for a bit. Grab your preferred poison:
Safari Download
Firefox Download
Chrome Download
And, for posterity, you can always find them under Settings > Extras.
Why use an extension when you already have the bookmarklet, you ask? We have a brand...
March 2012
3 posts
Reading: not just for everything except Tumblr...
That’s right, in honor of Saint Patrick’s Day we now have a Tumblr hook for all your posting goodness. Find it under Settings > Hooks. And make sure to reading something green, lest you get pinched by the Reading hand.
Reading ❤ Readability
Another hook has been added by user request (thanks Casey!) - Readability. As usual, find it under Settings > Hooks. If you’re not familiar with Readability, do yourself a favor and give their new iPhone app a try. Readability is a great product from a great team, especially the lovely Max Fenton who’s been a Reading supporter from day one. Their content API powers the excerpts you...
We've got our hooks into Pinboard
By member request, I’ve added a hook for all you Pinboard.in users out there; find it under Settings > Hooks. And if you’d like to thank someone, thank Andi for writing a kind request email.
February 2012
3 posts
It's Time for Facebook Timeline
A while back I added an experimental Facebook Timeline hook to Reading and, since then, we’ve been waiting for approval from Facebook before making it generally available. (These things have to be approved, did you know that?) Well, I’m happy to announce that the wait is over and you can now add the Timeline hook to your account by logging into Reading and visiting Settings > Hooks...
Give me an I! Give me an nstapaper! What do you...
Instapaper support has been added to Reading. No joke! To flex those “Read Later” muscles, simply log into your Reading.am account and visit Settings > Hooks where you’ll see Instapaper as a drop-down option next to “please post to”. Create a new hook and it’ll add every new Reading post to Instapaper. Automatically. For free. You guys are kind of spoiled.
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Better Be Better Look'n
Because it’s Valentine’s day and because I love you, I’ve gotten a facelift (aka redesign). Enjoy! reading.am
January 2012
2 posts
Facebook Hooks and SSL / HTTPS
A few new features to ring in February:
Facebook Hooks
I’m happy to announce that Reading now supports the oft requested ability to post to your Facebook wall through a brand new hook. You can even post to three or twelve or however many different Facebook walls you like, depending on your whimsy. (You did know Reading supports connecting multiple Twitter and Facebook accounts,...
Chrome Extension Goodness
Oh my, Reading now has a native Chrome Extension.
Highlights include:
A nice big button in your browser bar. One click and pow - puh posted.
Context menu support. Right click on any link or image (that’s right, images!) and you can post those straight to Reading. This is especially handy for posting specific permalinks on blogs like Daring Fireball. (Thanks for the feature request, user...
December 2011
5 posts
What Would Love Be Without Apologies?
It was recently brought to our attention that the new bookmarklet was inadvertently marking - at will and without much discretion - posts as “nope”. We’ve since fixed the problem but, regardless, it’s worth saying sorry.
While we’re at it, a note about “yep/nope”: did you know that you can remove an accidental “yep” or “nope” by...
All I Want For Christmas Is A New Bookmarklet That...
The next time you use your Reading bookmarklet, you’ll notice a message prompting you to upgrade it. Like this:
The message is fairly self explanatory but everyone loves an enumerated list, especially one that leads to happiness, so here’s what you’ll need to do:
Click your existing Reading bookmarklet to bring up the message pictured above.
From the message, click and drag...
Now with more search
Or, rather, now with search.
Stuff Hooks Other Readers
It’s been a busy few weeks here at Reading, so let’s hop to it starting with the smaller bits and working our way down. Ready? Ready.
Profile URL
Your Reading profile URL (ex: http://reading.am/sameerg) now defaults to your own posts rather than your Reading list (the posts of the people you follow).
Pagination
Believe it or not, it used to be impossible to browse through older...
October 2011
5 posts
Facebook Timeline Support
We’re testing out Reading support for the new Facebook Timeline. If you’re interested in getting early access and helping us work out the kinks, shoot us an email. hello(at)reading.am
The unpossible page
Reading now has its very own 404 page, a page that tells the epic story of a raincloud and a thunderstorm and one man’s search for optimism in the circle of life. No, really, go check it out:
http://reading.am/404.html
Yep Nope
Good morning Readers - we’re pleased to announce a new feature entitled “Yep Nope”. Here’s what it looks like after you use your bookmarklet to read a page:
And here’s what the results look like in your Reading List:
It’s optional - a single click of the bookmarklet still posts to Reading - and what it means beyond that is up to you. In the mean time, rest...
A Nearly Native Mac App - AKA Fluid Support
For our savvy Mac users, we’re pleased to announce Fluid support. If you’re not familiar with Fluid, it “lets you create a Real Mac App out of any website or web application, effectively turning your favorite web apps into OS X desktop apps.” Exciting, right? So here’s what you’ll get:
Realtime updates from your feed
Growl notifications
Dock badges (you know,...
September 2011
1 post
RSS Support
It’s Labor Day Weekend and, in keeping with tradition, we’ve just released RSS support for Reading. That’s a tradition, right? Right. So what’s so great about RSS support you ask, hamburger in hand? Well, let’s start by clarifying that RSS support is only available to logged in users. Once you’re logged in, you’ll see a link in the footer like so:
...
August 2011
1 post
Um mum mum: Why I started Reading →
leppert:
I work at a great startup named Svpply - I love it - and I built a tool named Reading to help us talk better together. Here’s what Reading looks like on the web:
And here’s what it looks like the way we use it at Svpply, with HipChat integration:
Reading’s bookmarklet lets…