Google Reader Shutting Down July 1, 2013

daffy4u · 03-13-2013, 07:32 PM

This is freaking me out a bit. I don't know what to replace it with.

From The Verge: Google Reader to shut down July 1st

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Google has announced yet another spring cleaning of its various services, and this time around, the company is giving the axe to its Google Reader RSS aggregator. The service, which originally launched back in 2005, will be officially put out to pasture on July 1st, 2013. Reader has gone through a number of iterations, but it had not been significantly updated in a long time.

Teknikal · 03-13-2013, 07:51 PM

That was my replacement from iGoogle which they are also shutting down I guess Google really doesn't want me using them anymore. I think I'm really starting to dislike Google actually .

holymadness · 03-13-2013, 08:15 PM

Really bad news. Reader provides the back-end for a ton of third-party apps.

Joykins · 03-13-2013, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Teknikal

That was my replacement from iGoogle which they are also shutting down I guess Google really doesn't want me using them anymore. I think I'm really starting to dislike Google actually .

I know, right? I am still using iGoogle...there are other sites, just about as good, that do what iGoogle does, I'll just move to one of them when Google doesn't want me anymore.

Joykins · 03-13-2013, 08:44 PM

I also use Google Reader to get around some net nanny ware at work. Well, dammit, I'll have to find another aggregator too.

Hellmark · 03-13-2013, 09:20 PM

I really don't know what to replace it with either. No otherone I can think of had the back end. Most just check when you run the app, so you can miss articles in between uses. Also, I loved how it kept the favorited and read articles synced. I hate reading an article on one machine, and switch to something else and the RSS feed reader showed it as unread there. Google Reader made that not a problem.

copyrite · 03-13-2013, 09:21 PM

:-(

I'm subscribed to a heck of a lot of feeds of a diverse nature. Least it's not tomorrow, but I don't relish trying out the alternatives.

Shack70 · 03-13-2013, 10:19 PM

I used Bloglines before I started using Google Reader. I might have to go back to Bloglines

AnemicOak · 03-13-2013, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Joykins

I know, right? I am still using iGoogle...there are other sites, just about as good, that do what iGoogle does, I'll just move to one of them when Google doesn't want me anymore.

What sites have you found? I've found nothing yet that's worked as well for me.

daffy4u · 03-13-2013, 10:28 PM

Lifehacker has some suggestions for alternatives. Time to start experimenting.<sigh>

Joykins · 03-13-2013, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

What sites have you found? I've found nothing yet that's worked as well for me.

Protopage for iGoogle--it's OK, not as good as iGooge. I haven't looked for a new rss aggregator.

AnemicOak · 03-13-2013, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Joykins

Protopage for iGoogle--it's OK, not as good as iGooge. I haven't looked for a new rss aggregator.

Thanks. Looks better than some that I've seen.

Dopedangel · 03-13-2013, 11:11 PM

This is the first google service shut down that effects me. It is my morning news paper as well my night time reading before I fall asleep. At least they are allowing me to export out the feed data to import somewhere else.
The startup that has a webapp for chrome and firefox and mobile apps for Android and iOS and sync between them is going to make a killing.

Barty · 03-13-2013, 11:30 PM

Wtf, google? My 3rd most used app -- besides mail and browser -- is an rss reader that relies on google reader. Now what?

tomsem · 03-14-2013, 12:54 AM

I do hope they reconsider. This has been a mainstay for me. It baffles me a bit that they claim usage is down. That may be, but usage still has to be enormous. And it does make Google stickier, at least for me. Do they really want people wandering off somewhere else?

On the other hand, this could be just what I need to free up more time for higher quality activities.

03-13-2013, 07:51 PM	#2
Teknikal Fanatic Posts: 574 Karma: 5264318 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Belfast Device: Sony T1, Note Pro 12.2, Honor 10	That was my replacement from iGoogle which they are also shutting down I guess Google really doesn't want me using them anymore. I think I'm really starting to dislike Google actually . Last edited by Teknikal; 03-13-2013 at 08:30 PM.

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holymadness Guru Posts: 722 Karma: 2084955 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: iPhone	Really bad news. Reader provides the back-end for a ton of third-party apps.

03-13-2013, 08:44 PM	#5
Joykins Wizard Posts: 1,601 Karma: 9211856 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: kindle Oasis 2018, kindle 4 NT, kindle PW2, iPhone, iPad mini	I also use Google Reader to get around some net nanny ware at work. Well, dammit, I'll have to find another aggregator too.

03-13-2013, 09:20 PM	#6
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,549 Karma: 3799999 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: O'Fallon, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3	I really don't know what to replace it with either. No otherone I can think of had the back end. Most just check when you run the app, so you can miss articles in between uses. Also, I loved how it kept the favorited and read articles synced. I hate reading an article on one machine, and switch to something else and the RSS feed reader showed it as unread there. Google Reader made that not a problem.

03-13-2013, 09:21 PM	#7
copyrite Wizard Posts: 1,814 Karma: 4985051 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Maryland Device: ...lots! ;) mostly reading on a Kindle Voyage	:-( I'm subscribed to a heck of a lot of feeds of a diverse nature. Least it's not tomorrow, but I don't relish trying out the alternatives.

03-13-2013, 10:19 PM	#8
Shack70 Guru Posts: 775 Karma: 1043626 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: York, Pa Device: Kindle Fire 10", Honor 8 Android Phone	I used Bloglines before I started using Google Reader. I might have to go back to Bloglines

03-13-2013, 10:28 PM	#10
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	Lifehacker has some suggestions for alternatives. Time to start experimenting.<sigh>

03-13-2013, 11:11 PM	#13
Dopedangel Wizard Posts: 1,759 Karma: 30063305 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Singapore Device: Boyue	This is the first google service shut down that effects me. It is my morning news paper as well my night time reading before I fall asleep. At least they are allowing me to export out the feed data to import somewhere else. The startup that has a webapp for chrome and firefox and mobile apps for Android and iOS and sync between them is going to make a killing.

03-13-2013, 11:30 PM	#14
Barty doofus Posts: 2,520 Karma: 13036221 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	Wtf, google? My 3rd most used app -- besides mail and browser -- is an rss reader that relies on google reader. Now what?

03-14-2013, 12:54 AM	#15
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,475 Karma: 26425959 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	I do hope they reconsider. This has been a mainstay for me. It baffles me a bit that they claim usage is down. That may be, but usage still has to be enormous. And it does make Google stickier, at least for me. Do they really want people wandering off somewhere else? On the other hand, this could be just what I need to free up more time for higher quality activities.