Comments on: Google Reader is Shutting Down, Worst Day Ever

By: Will Claxton

Will Claxton — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:17:52 +0000

First they are getting rid of IG, now they are getting rid of Reader.

Will be interesting to see everyones blog subscriber counts drop by over half on July 1st.

I am beginning to dislike Google more and more every day. I wonder when they will shut down gmail?

By: mtnrunner2

mtnrunner2 — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:31:58 +0000

I’m bummed too. I’ve looked into alternatives, but haven’t decided yet.

IMO, the objective difference between OSes/apps is not as great as advertised by fans, it all depends on what you need to do and whether a particular feature happens to be critical or very useful to you.

Hence, omnivorousness: I have a Gmail account that I forward to Hotmail (sorry Google, prefer plain folders/rules over labels), I run Windows on a Mac, and boot into Mac OS when I need a particular app. Etc.

By: SOS for RSS @FounderCode

SOS for RSS @FounderCode — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:39:02 +0000

[…] I was reading through my Google Reader last night, I saw a post written by Danielle Morrill about Google Reader being shut down. That’s right, I found out […]

By: Di

Di — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:33:17 +0000

Totally not happy about this either…
Side note though, did someone really say Outlook.com is better than Gmail? HA!
Anyway, I want my Google Reader 🙁

By: Aaron Wright

Aaron Wright — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:43:45 +0000

I suggest you try Feed Fiend, available at FeedFiend.com. It is a nice simple alternative to Google Reader, and it's one-click subscribe tool makes it easy to find great new content. It will also have a Google Reader importer available soon, so you can import your feeds from Google. Go give it a try. Aaron Wright, FeedFiend.com

By: Karl

Karl — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:44:34 +0000

@Rob, you should check out Feedly. I like the way it works. I linked my Feedly to Google Reader and they said in their blog today that the transition would be seamless when Reader goes away.

Once I started using Feedly, I stopped logging in to Reader. I tried the Currents app on my phone, but it doesn’t work as nice as the Feedly app. I know some people love Flipboard, but I wanted something I could use on my laptop or on my phone.

By: Barry

Barry — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:53:13 +0000

In reply to t i. Currents is a dead man walking, mark my words. And screw Google, why should I keep using their services if they keeping turning off the ones I like?

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:27:39 +0000

In reply to Rob.

Update: I’ve discovered NewsBlur and it seems to be just the solution I was looking for. More polish and apps for every device http://www.newsblur.com/

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:13:10 +0000

Does anyone know of any standout alternatives to use? I enjoy having access to people’s sites easily so I can converse.

I still love Google. I’m sad, but business is business.

By: Paul Werner

Paul Werner — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:39:43 +0000

#SaveGoogleReader

https://www.change.org/petitions/google-keep-google-reader-running#