If you use Google Reader, you'll know by now that Google is shutting the service down on July 1. That's tomorrow. Since its launch in October 2005, Google Reader became a popular choice for many as the preferred method of subscribing to, reading and sharing information via RSS from blogs and websites. I've had a Google Reader account since its launch, yet I never really used Google Reader. My preference was a desktop reader programme: FeedDemon for Windows. I preferred a tool that ran on … [Read more...] about The Google Reader shutdown: Last chance to move on
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The demise of two RSS readers marks the passing of an era
Yesterday, Google announced the sunsetting of eight products and services in a move they described as a second spring of cleaning. The one that is making headlines across the social web is Google Reader, the browser-based tool that aggregates and lets you read and share content from your RSS feeds. On the Google Reader Blog, software engineer Alan Green says there are two reasons for the closure: […] usage of Google Reader has declined, and as a company we’re pouring all of our energy … [Read more...] about The demise of two RSS readers marks the passing of an era