Thursday, March 14, 2013

Google Reader shutting down on July 1

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Google Reader shutting down on July 1

(Reuters) – Google Inc said it will shut Google Reader on July 1, citing declining usage for the application that compiles content served by web feeds, as it forges ahead with its strategy to focus on fewer products that have more impact. Google Reader

For many users, Feedly may provide the most direct route of keeping their Google Reader experience intact. The service, which offers web, Android and iOS apps, can interact with your existing Google Reader account or store feeds on its own backend.

(CNN) — Google Reader, one of the best-known feeds through which users can pull together their favorite Web content in one place, will be shutting down, the company announced. In an age of Facebook posts and retweets, Google Senior Vice President Urs

"There are two simple reasons for this: usage of Google Reader has declined, and as a company we are pouring all of our energy into fewer products," Google said in its company blog. The Reader application was launched in 2005 in an effort to make it

Of course, if you are in what is apparently the vast majority of the population, you either haven't heard of Google Reader, haven't used it, or haven't logged in for years. The company cites declining usage of the service as a reason for its retirement

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