The service, which has been around since 2005, has been a daily staple of my mobile internet addiction since I started using it in earnest since 2009. It is my go site for all things Android/Mobile/Technology related, as well as a huge list of webcomic RSS feeds that I curate every Wednesday in what I like to call the #webcomicwednesday flood.
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| Google Reader, fatally wounded, now gasping its last breaths. (Photo courtesy +Ivan Raszl ) |
It's always sad to see an often used service go away...it's even sadder when it was so heavily used and relied on to provide most-if not all-of my information needs. With over 100 active feeds, carefully organized by interest categories, (Android-Mobile-Technology, Atheism, Google News, Japanese Culture, Motorcycling, Public Speaking, Webcomics, and Miscellaneous feeds,) it's going to be hard to not only find a suitable replacement to Google Reader but also become acclimated to its interface.
A few suitable alternatives have been found for both my Android device, (NewsRob,) and for the PC, (RSS Feed Reader Chrome Extension and theoldreader.com. I will report later on how these alternative RSS feed readers worked out, as well as if others have been found & tested.
For now, I will continue to use Google Reader and will continue to do so until July 1st.
It's a sad day, indeed.
PS, not only was the Google+ sphere all abuzz about this, but look at what popped up as my first article on my Google Reader feed.
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| I haz a sad...indeed. |
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