The other day Google announced that from the 1 July it
is shutting down Google Reader, Google’s web based RSS aggregator. The
demise of Google Reader will be mourned by its loyal cult following
including, most importantly, me. Speaking exclusively to Dinosaurs & Dandelions, I described the development as "pants".
Google
has made the move in order to focus on other, more profitable, products
that fit in with its “search, social, ads” core business.
RSS
aggregators such as Google Reader basically allow you to subscribe to
news feeds from lots of different websites and then go to one place to
read them all, saving you time and effort.
Google
Reader isn’t the only product out there, however it was probably the
biggest web based one. Since yesterday’s announcement of the demise of
Google Reader a whole lot of other options are being developed. Perhaps
most promisingly is Digg’s entrance into the market.
So
anyway I need help, I need a replacement to host my RSS feeds by 1 July. Should I wait and hope Digg has its act together by then? Should I
use another one, if so which one? A clone like Old Reader or something
like Feedly?
