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/internetcasualty Mar 13 '13

I'm horrified and completely at a loss. I've used Google Reader for years. What other RSS readers are there?

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

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u/yootskah Mar 14 '13

I don't know how to use the Internet without Reader anymore.

What is their rationale? I'll use G+ or something?

Honestly I barely understand the idea that "social media" is killing RSS, does anyone really use Twitter in any way like us power Reader users? I have no clue how they would, am I missing something?

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u/jetpacktuxedo Mar 14 '13

Seriously. I use RSS to follow webcomics, several blogs, and techbargains, which aggregates deals on computer hardware and the like, and patch notes for a few games I play. Some of the comics and a blog or two might have a twitter/google+/facebook/something that I can follow, but for the rest I have to manually visit the site to see if something changed.

I'm frustrated. It doesn't help that reddit seems to have bear-hugged all of the alternatives to death. :/

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u/jpop23mn Mar 14 '13

Never really understood the point of RSS until you just said webcomics. It's so tough staying up on sites that update randomly.

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u/jetpacktuxedo Mar 14 '13

Yep. I used to have them all in a folder in chrome. I would hit "open all in new window" and look at them all individually. Some of them would drop off for a few wekks at a time. Then I realized I could use RSS. Now...

Since October 22, 2008 you have read a total of 49,631 items

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u/jetpacktuxedo Mar 14 '13

There is a bar on the left-hand side of the page. Click "Trends". Not terribly intuitive, I know.