Bring Back Google Reader

chrismorgan 13 years ago |

Hey—you’re using Google Analytics there. Aren’t you worried that will be shut down?

nbashaw 13 years ago | |

Am I worried? No, I think there's about a 0% chance they'd do that.

mkr-hn 13 years ago | |

As worried as I am that UPS will stop doing research on logistics.

jjsz 13 years ago |

There's just too many alternatives and the market is crowded. Even with paying customers, they're focusing on other things..so they won't update the site for a while. If they bring it back, by the time they do, a better alternative wins and they go back into shutting it down. The gif is ok.

twiceaday 13 years ago | |

When I was looking for an RSS reader on my iPad the vast majority synced only with Google Reader. It was either that, or use their account and be fed news instead of telling them exactly which feeds I want to read.

jjsz 13 years ago | | |

That and they make you read them in huge squares instead of lists. One thing Google might do is automatically download all Google Reader users' data using https://www.google.com/takeout/ and allowing those apps to access the data. I think I'm seeing Gmail go too for G+. Maybe not GCal because of GGlass but right now most of what's free from Google I'm seeing it gone in 3 years.

olifante 13 years ago |

Shutting down Google Reader makes a mockery of their famous mission statement: "Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful."

jayfuerstenberg 13 years ago |

Google reader isn't exactly a mission critical service but it gives this cheesy ad from Microsoft more credence...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=...

The lesson here is that services can and do go away.

If you can't accept that use products you install locally instead.

I'll probably get buried for saying this but Google is well within its right to cut the cord on any service it offers.

waterlesscloud 13 years ago |

Given the success of the Veronica Mars Kickstarter here, Google's next move should be obvious. :-)

ClintonWu 13 years ago |

If you're looking for an alternative to skim headlines please give Skim.Me (http://skim.me) a try. We're a startup releasing another version soon to help you keep up at a glance.

damm 13 years ago |

meh, everyone and their father has written their own RSS aggregator in ruby. I guess we can expect to see more RSS readers in the future.

cleverjake 13 years ago | |

It is not just an rss aggregator, it is the UI the keyboard shortcuts, the network of sharing, the discovery, autotranslation, market dominance (allowing for nearly any RSS client to keep everything in sync), and tons of more things.

"Who needs gmail - There is a Mail gem"

skilesare 13 years ago | | |

And most importantly the saving of history even if the feed goes down.

chii 13 years ago | | |

yes! so far i have not found a mobile friendly web app that also saves your feed, or at least a significant amount like g reader. i wish they weren't shutting it'd down.

zachacole 13 years ago |

By the way, credit for this site goes to Nathan Bashaw (@nbashaw). Just wanted to give him some props.

stuqqq 13 years ago |

opensource it!

lignuist 13 years ago | |

And host it.

sideproject 13 years ago |

props for registering the domain.