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NewsBlur, flush with Google Reader refugees, rolls out redesign

By Adrianne Jeffries on May 21, 2013 09:00 am + 59 comments

The independent RSS reader NewsBlur, popular with power users, is getting a major facelift two Continue reading…
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Digg's Google Reader replacement to launch as beta in June

By Dan Seifert on April 30, 2013 02:10 pm + 49 comments

New RSS reading services have been launching left and right ever since Google announced its plans to Continue reading…
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Reeder for iPhone now supports standalone RSS and Feedbin, Google Reader no longer required

By Nathan Ingraham on April 27, 2013 04:13 pm + 45 comments

One of the side effects of Google's decision to shut down Reader on July 1st is that numerous mobile Continue reading…
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Google's decision to scrap Reader influenced by the cost of privacy compliance

By Jeff Blagdon on March 24, 2013 08:32 pm + 423 comments

Google is taking a lot of heat for its decision to scrap the popular Reader RSS feed aggregator, Continue reading…
Feature

RSS isn't dead: the best Google Reader alternatives

By Ellis Hamburger on March 19, 2013 01:30 pm + 183 comments

When I heard Google was planning to kill Google Reader as part of a “spring cleaning exercise,” Continue reading…
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More than 500,000 Google Reader users flock to Feedly in two days

By T.C. Sottek on March 16, 2013 05:01 pm + 157 comments

Google's controversial decision to shut down Google Reader on July 1st has left its users searching Continue reading…
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Requiem for Google Reader: an RSS behemoth shuts down

By Adi Robertson on March 14, 2013 05:53 pm

After years of operation and tentative integration with Google+, Google Reader is finally shutting Continue reading…
Article

Why RSS still matters

By Dieter Bohn on March 14, 2013 05:11 pm + 230 comments

Google's bombshell last night that it would be shutting down the Google Reader RSS client hit the Continue reading…
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As Google Reader goes offline, those living under censorship lose vital news source

By Chris Welch on March 14, 2013 05:03 pm + 27 comments

For many of us, Google Reader fading into oblivion means we'll need to hunt down another source for Continue reading…
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Digg will build its own version of Google Reader, should sync with existing clients

By Nathan Ingraham on March 14, 2013 02:39 pm + 74 comments

Faithful Google Reader users have spent the last day asking themselves what they'll do when the RSS Continue reading…