Google Reader
In light of today's sad first world news, I figured that the best thing to do would be to write a blog post about it.
Google is shutting down it's only dedicated RSS reader product that it offers and the Internet has burst out in rage over the closure of this popular destination.
Why would Google shut down something that people are using instead of protected social steams? They must have a G+ solution for everyone being displaced here.
Today I quickly checked the stats of a popular comic xkcd which has 250k subscribers via Google Reader. John Gruber has 360k, and Slashdot has over 500k subscribers via Google Reader.
John Resig tweeted that he's had 3.5 million visitors via Google Reader. Where will his audience come from now they are being exiled?
I can't understand how a media company can let go of hooked users and constant eyeballs, no matter how few.
Google is shutting down it's only dedicated RSS reader product that it offers and the Internet has burst out in rage over the closure of this popular destination.
Why would Google shut down something that people are using instead of protected social steams? They must have a G+ solution for everyone being displaced here.
Today I quickly checked the stats of a popular comic xkcd which has 250k subscribers via Google Reader. John Gruber has 360k, and Slashdot has over 500k subscribers via Google Reader.
John Resig tweeted that he's had 3.5 million visitors via Google Reader. Where will his audience come from now they are being exiled?
I can't understand how a media company can let go of hooked users and constant eyeballs, no matter how few.