On the death of Google Reader.
April 3, 2013 11:51 AM Subscribe
"What if someone invented a service where, instead of having to check all your important blogs, instead of having to check Twitter and Tumblr a million times a day, you could get all the updates in one place?
Great idea!"
This post was deleted for the following reason: This is pretty short and a little bit Buy My Book in tone and we've sort of talked about Google Reader a lot recently already. -- cortex
I didn't even use Google Reader all that much, and now its demise is making me all pig-bitin' mad. And he's right about the regressive nature of corporate internet media control.
posted by klangklangston at 11:58 AM on April 3, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by klangklangston at 11:58 AM on April 3, 2013 [1 favorite]
Google Reader is/was a great product, and part of my sadness at its demise stems from the fact that I just don't know how to USE any of the Reader alternatives out there. It took me a solid two days to get into the groove of Feedly, but now that I am, I will still remember Reader fondly but will survive without it. If the day comes that RSS dies...that will be the sadder day indeed.
posted by moviehawk at 12:00 PM on April 3, 2013
posted by moviehawk at 12:00 PM on April 3, 2013
I don't understand why Google would unceremoniously kill Reader instead of rolling it into Google+. It would give me a reason to use Google+ and create continuity (or the illusion of continuity) for users.
posted by arruns at 12:03 PM on April 3, 2013 [4 favorites]
posted by arruns at 12:03 PM on April 3, 2013 [4 favorites]
I didn't even use Google Reader all that much, and now its demise is making me all pig-bitin' mad.
JOIN ME ON THE DARK SIDE.
Google Reader is/was a great product, and part of my sadness at its demise stems from the fact that I just don't know how to USE any of the Reader alternatives out there.
This is my problem. I've tried setting up Tiny Tiny RSS on a spare laptop and I get database errors. I try it on some web space and the directions I've been following seem incomplete. There's still almost three months to the fatal day but I'm starting to sweat.
posted by JHarris at 12:05 PM on April 3, 2013
JOIN ME ON THE DARK SIDE.
Google Reader is/was a great product, and part of my sadness at its demise stems from the fact that I just don't know how to USE any of the Reader alternatives out there.
This is my problem. I've tried setting up Tiny Tiny RSS on a spare laptop and I get database errors. I try it on some web space and the directions I've been following seem incomplete. There's still almost three months to the fatal day but I'm starting to sweat.
posted by JHarris at 12:05 PM on April 3, 2013
« Older Viking Knitting: It's not just for Vikings anymore... | "This is me flirting. I know I'm doomed." Newer »
This thread has been archived and is closed to new comments
posted by benbenson at 11:54 AM on April 3, 2013 [1 favorite]