Super stuff. I've invested in a Dutch start-up that had this vision about 3 years ago, but got stranded along the way and pivoted in to being a website building company because they found they could make more money in the short term that way (mistake...).
Anyway, I have some appreciation for the difficulties you must have encountered, and it doesn't please me but it will please you to know that at least from them you won't be having much competition.
Is it ok to start using your service? (not from an industrial espionage point of view but because it is useful!)
Absolutely you can start using it. I evolve it every single day. I use Protopub exclusively as my feed reader, and have been for about a month.
Right now, Protopub is an experiment, but it also serves as a beacon to other likeminded hackers in NYC, where I live, that I am interested in meeting others who want to create unique and technically savvy projects. It has done a good job of doing exactly that so far.
Anyway, I have some appreciation for the difficulties you must have encountered, and it doesn't please me but it will please you to know that at least from them you won't be having much competition.
Is it ok to start using your service? (not from an industrial espionage point of view but because it is useful!)