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Will Google Reader's demise revive RSS? |
March 14, 2013
Now that Google Reader got its death sentence, the cries from die-hard fans of the online feed reader have gone out across Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and websites the world over.
The outcry was especially loud on our forums. “This royally sucks,” one commenter posted Wednesday. “It would be easier for me if Google decided to shut down email than Google shutting down Reader. This is going to be hard to replace.”
It may have a declining user base—one of the reasons Google cited for the shutdown—Reader can still boast a core group of users that relied on the service. Journalists and individual bloggers with big Twitter followings are just two examples of that core ‘Google Readership.’ “Haven’t heard that many people swear in our office in a long time,” GigaOm staff writer Janko Roettgers said on Twitter, echoing similar cries by other reporters who used Reader to keep tabs on their beats.
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