What is Google Reader?.
for the people who don't know what Google Reader is.... ;)
"Google Reader is a content application and platform provided by Google that is an aggregator of content served by web feeds. It was created in early 2005 by Google engineer Chris Wetherell and launched on October 7, 2005, through Google Labs. Google Reader grew in popularity to support a number of apps which use it as a platform for serving news and information to people." Wikipedia(Google_Reader).
Google announced the discontinuation of the Google reader on March 13, 2013 stating the product had a loyal but declining following, and they wanted to focus on fewer products.:/
- The official Google Reader Blog - http://googlereader.blogspot.com/2013/03/powering-down-google-reader.html.
- This was due to a "cleanup process" according to Google Official Blog - http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-second-spring-of-cleaning.html
This step taken by Google, whether it is good or bad for Google's future (I don't think it will effect much),made the users of the Google Reader to look for alternatives for it.
Here is a list with reviews - alternatives-to-google-reader.
My Views on Google Reader...
Well, to be honest I never really used Google Reader.I was not very fond of it.I used mostly social networks.(because it was fun).I think I never really needed it because I had every update from a Facebook page or from twitter and of course it was more attractive.
Other peoples' views...
For the people who used it, it was the most popular RSS reader available before it's announcement of demise.They have used it in a daily basis to read the newest posts from the blogs they love, news and etc.
The overall view was a very positive one.But there were people who complained about the less attractiveness and some people disliked the recent updates on the interface.
Outcome...
The outcomes were natural "alternatives appearing in the web".
Some of these alternatives were a bit popular before.After the announcement, the most emerging service was feedly.
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Feedly said that more than 0.5 million new users had joined them in the following 48 hours, and 3 million in the following two weeks.
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And In response to the planned closure, Digg also announced plans to build a Google Reader replacement, rebuilding its API and adding features to take advantage of the implicit recommendations of social network activity.
Read More - http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57582173-93/digg-to-release-google-reader-replacement-beta-in-june/
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I found this very interesting...
Though more informed people seem to be treating the notion as speculative or wistful, it seems clear to me that Google GOOG +0.52% intends to deliver the underlying service of Google Reader in Google Plus. Instead of subscribing to the RSS, you simply follow the blog in question.* This makes sense and is the obvious evolution of Google Plus as your “Window to the World.”
Read more - http://www.forbes.com/sites/modeledbehavior/2013/05/17/google-reader-google-plus-and-the-future-of-social-networks/
So there you go... The funny thing is in this twist of Google now I'm using Feedly :)
I would like your ideas,opinions too comment and share.
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