Feedly

Feedly

Type of site	News aggregator
Available in	English
Area served	Worldwide
URL	feedly.com
Commercial	Yes
Registration	Yes
Launched	2008;17 years ago (2008)
Current status	Active
Written in	Java (back-end), JavaScript, HTML, CSS (UI)

Feedly

Developer(s)	DevHD
Initial release	2008 (2008)
Stable release	90.0.6 [1]   / 13 November 2023;16 months ago (13 November 2023)
Written in	Java (back-end), JavaScript, HTML, CSS (UI)
Operating system	Android 5.1 or later [2] iOS 10.0 or later (iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch) [3]
Platform	Web browser, mobile
Type	News aggregator
License	Freemium
Website	feedly.com

Feedly is a freemium news aggregator application for web browsers and mobile devices running Android and iOS. It is also available as a cloud-based service. It compiles news feeds from a variety of online sources for the user to customize and share with others. Feedly was first released by DevHD in 2008.

History

DevHD's first project was Streets. It aggregates updates from a variety of online sources and is the basis of Feedly. Originally called Feeddo, Feedly was first released as a web extension before moving onto mobile platforms. ^[4]

On March 15, 2013, Feedly announced 500,000 new users in 48 hours due to the closure announcement of Google Reader. ^[5] By April 2, 2013, the total number of new users was up to 3 million. ^[6] At the end of May 2013, the total user number was up to 12 million. ^[7] In 2018, Feedly had 14 million registered users. ^[8]

Denial-of-service attacks

On June 11–13, 2014, Feedly suffered denial-of-service attacks that prevented users from accessing their information. The attackers demanded ransom from Feedly, which the company refused to pay. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Mobile app

The Feedly mobile application is available for Android and iOS devices. ^[12] All versions of the app run on Streets (DevHD's other project), which allows for the application to run on the same code for all devices. ^[12] Like its web counterpart, the mobile application's interface imitates a magazine spread. However, unlike the browser extension, the Feedly app cannot load an entire article. Instead, it will present a summary and a link to the actual article. ^[13] The Feedly app does not support offline mode but third-party apps offer the service.

See also

• Comparison of feed aggregators

References

1. "Feedly - Smarter News Reader".
2. "Google Play:Feedly". Google Play . Retrieved February 21, 2015.
3. "iTunes Preview Feedly". iTunes . Retrieved February 21, 2015.
4. Khodabakchian, Edwin. "Feedly it is". Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
5. Khodabakchian, Edwin. "Priorities: Keeping the site up, listening and adding new features". Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
6. Khodabakchian, Edwin. "Announcing the New Feedly Mobile". Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
7. Protalinski, Emil (19 June 2013). "Passing 12M users, Feedly launches cloud platform and Web version with one-click migration from Google Reader" . Retrieved 19 June 2013.
8. Barrett, Brian. "It's Time For an RSS Revival". Wired. ISSN   1059-1028 . Retrieved 2024-04-03.
9. McGregor, Jay (June 11, 2014). "Feedly And Evernote Go Down As Attackers Demand Ransom". Forbes . Retrieved June 11, 2014.
10. Page, Carly (June 13, 2014). "Feedly hits third day of downtime as DDoS attacks continue". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
11. "Feedly availability graph". Archived from the original on 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
12. Etherington, Darrell (3 April 2008). "Feedly Update Makes Cross-Platform Feed Reading Awesome". Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
13. Persephone. "Feedly: Magazine-Style News-Reader" . Retrieved 6 February 2012.

External links

• Official website