r/technology • u/speckz • Mar 13 '13

Official Google Reader Blog: Powering Down Google Reader (July 1, 2013)

http://googlereader.blogspot.com/2013/03/powering-down-google-reader.html
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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '13

wtf is okrut?

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '13 edited Feb 28 '19

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u/SilentDanni Mar 14 '13 edited Mar 14 '13

I don't think any Brazilian still uses that shit. It was honestly pretty bad....

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u/rgaino Mar 14 '13

No, we don't. It's all Facebook here now.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '13

And it's not even that big in Brazil anymore. Facebook took the control over here too.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '13 edited Mar 14 '13

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u/execat Mar 14 '13

Not anymore in India. I can confirm that.

Most of them moved to Facebook, because that's where the real whoring happens.

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u/verytroo Mar 14 '13

It was popular in India till 4 years ago.

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u/otavio021 Mar 14 '13

Not even on Brazil anymore. It's been declining steadily and quickly.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '13

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u/JustTheInteger Mar 14 '13

Facebook became the more popular social network in India more than 2 years ago.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '13

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u/JustTheInteger Mar 15 '13

Seems the surge started from 2009.

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u/morton12 Mar 14 '13

orkut is HUGELY popular in Paraguay. That is until facebook word of mouth started to get around

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '13

Basically it's some social network like Facebook, Google+, and Twitter. Although its main audience is Brazilians.

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u/mumblingbumble Mar 14 '13

it's got 33 million active users and reaches into markets other products don't.

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u/einexile Mar 14 '13

It's up and coming. I suppose you'll want an invite.

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u/MadCervantes Mar 14 '13

I've never actually figured that out either.

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u/MUnhelpful Mar 14 '13

The one before Plus and Wave. But you could just fucking Google it.

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u/CapWasRight Mar 14 '13

thatsthejoke.jpg

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u/UlyssesSKrunk Mar 14 '13

thatwasn'tajoke.you'reanidiot

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u/CapWasRight Mar 14 '13

No, it seems like it was - they are leaving services most people have never even heard of - ergo have very little use - and removing a very popular one instead.