Bloglines Problem

Technology can be buggy so it sometimes tough to know when a problem is really a problem.

I have been having problems with my Bloglines account for some time. Several of the feeds were not working and I was getting the red exclamation point indicator.

Bloglines explaines the problem as follows:

Bloglines has encountered an error trying to fetch the latest version of this feed. Bloglines handles errors automatically, no action is required by you. The error was:

The feed does not appear to exist. This can be caused by the feed URL being incorrect, or it can be caused by a configuration issue with the server hosting the feed. If this error continues, you should check the feed URL and, if it is wrong, subscribe to the correct URL.

While it sounds like a temporary situation, temporary has now stretched to several weeks.

Now it appears this may be something more serious – others have the same problem and are speculating regarding the state of the company.

I take more than the casual interest in such matters. When you invest time in explaining how these tools work for others, it is an issue when the tool you decide to focus on goes out of style or simply shuts down.

I hope this is not a sign of economic problems.