Bloglines
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RSS aggregator | |
| Owner | MerchantCircle |
|---|---|
| Created by | Mark Fletcher |
| URL | bloglines |
| Registration | Required, Free |
| Launched | May 07, 2003 |
| Current status | defunct |
Bloglines was a web-based
application programming interface that maintainers of web sites could use to write software to read feeds, search its database of feed entries, and ping the service when a website was updated.[1]
Bloglines became unavailable in early 2015.
History
drag-and-drop
feeds in the feed tree and a customizable start page.
Ask.com announced that Bloglines would be shut down effective November 15, 2010.[4] However, on November 4, 2010, on-line marketing company MerchantCircle announced that it would assume control of Bloglines.[5] On May 26, 2011, Reply! Inc. acquired MerchantCircle for $60 million in cash and stock. The transaction was completed in Q3 2011.[6]
In December 2015 Bloglines had been down for at least 320 days,[7] but users still can retrieve their subscriptions list from Netvibes using their Bloglines account.[8]
Awards
- Included in Time's Top 50 Web Sites for 2004[9]
- Voted Best Blog/Feed Search Engine by the Search Engine Watch Awards in 2005[10]
- BusinessWeek's Best of the New Web[11]
See also
- List of feed aggregators
References
- ^ "Bloglines | API Documentation". Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ "Ask Jeeves Acquires". Bloglines. 2005-02-08. Archived from the original on 2005-02-10. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
- ^ a b Olsen, Stephanie (8 February 2005). "Ask Jeeves buys Bloglines". CNET News. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "Bloglines Update". Ask.com blog. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ http://www.merchantcircle.com/corporate/press/2010-11-04-MerchantCircle-Revitalizes-Bloglines.html
- ^ "Reply! Acquires MerchantCircle for $60 Million". reply.com. 2011-05-26. Archived from the original on 2013-01-18.
- ^ "Bloglines.com Server Status Check". Is it down right now?. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "Are You Missing Bloglines? Here's a Possible Fix". ResearchBuzz. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Mark Fletcher Achievements". Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ "5th Annual Search Engine Watch Awards - Search Engine Watch (SEW)". Search Engine Watch. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
- ^ "Best of the New Web: Our Editors' Picks". BusinessWeek. 26 September 2005. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.