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After years of operation and tentative integration with Google+, Google Reader is finally shutting down on July 1st. As it does, competing reader apps must both fill the gap and wean themselves off one of the most popular back-end tools for managing feeds, while users scramble for a replacement. Will RSS survive the shutdown, or has social media made both it and Reader obsolete?
- Jun 24, 2013, 11:02 AM UTC
AOL Reader enters the RSS fray with a simple, fast app but few differentiating features
By David Pierce
- Jun 3, 2013, 7:00 PM UTC
Feedly emerges as key Google Reader replacement with support from Reeder, Press, and more
- Apr 27, 2013, 8:13 PM UTC
Reeder for iPhone now supports standalone RSS and Feedbin, Google Reader no longer required
- Mar 16, 2013, 9:01 PM UTC
More than 500,000 Google Reader users claimed by Feedly in two days
By T.C. Sottek
- Mar 14, 2013, 9:11 PM UTC
Why RSS still matters
Think that Twitter can replace RSS? Think again
By Dieter Bohn
- Mar 14, 2013, 9:03 PM UTC
As Google Reader goes offline, those living under censorship lose vital news source
By Chris Welch
- Mar 14, 2013, 6:39 PM UTC
Digg will build its own version of Google Reader, should sync with existing clients
