Google Reader closing July 1, 2013
 

Yes, I admit, I had a complete freak out when I got up this morning. :cursing: The 2nd thing I do when I sit down (after checking email), is go to my Reader.

Google closing Reader and 7 other products

I don't like keeping up with my favorite blogs on Twitter or FB because I don't track that way. Facebook doesn't update most of my liked pages on my feed - I have to do it in a list or have notifications sent...I don't get any in my feed any longer (but what's weird, my husband and son both do on the few they follow).

So...the search for a new reader. If you're using one you love..post it here, please.

So far, I'm trying Feedly, which I'm liking because it's slick, I can set it up to look like Pinterest or just do an indexed feed. It's missing a key feature for me..the ability to just click to go to the next feed the way Reader did, but I'm sure I can get over that quickly.

What about you - is there one you're using that you love?

I'm so frustrated by this. I LOVE reader..I love that I can just scroll through all of my feeds seamlessly without having to click through to anything. Ugh.

yeah... my hubby isn't happy with this, either... in the last 6 mon or so, I've gotten away from reading blogs, but when I did read them... I loved the reader, too!

Boo on you Google!

Eek! I use Reader! Although I mostly read it through the Feedly service.

I've never been able to follow blogs on twitter or facebook because it requires a click to read it & that drives me nuts. I'm checking out feedly. But they get their data from Google. Most readers aggregate from google unfortunately. Feedly is supposed to be migrating to it's own servers but, I don't know... I guess I wonder how they will pay for it in the long run.

I used to use bloglines & only reluctantly switched to google because they were having issues keeping the feeds updated but that was a few years ago, I think I might check it out too.

my.yahoo has a reader as well though I have never checked it out

ugh.

I guess I'll start searching as well. Off to try Feedly. :)

Stracey - according to Feedly, they are already set up on their own now - but can still integrate the migration from your Feeder for awhile.

Checking out Feedly I found this on transitioning from google reader to feedly:
http://blog.feedly.com/2013/03/14/googleeader/

What the heck?!?! Why? Grrr..

I switched to Feedly awhile back and I love it SO much more than Google Reader. If you're a visual person it's awesome since it shows images as part of the feed titles. I still sync all my Feedly feeds from Google Reader though so I was very happy to hear they had a plan for a seamless transition. That was my first thought when I read the news "NO, what happens to Feedly??" :D I'm still shocked Google is doing away with Google Reader though - so crazy.

ETA: I should say I primarily use the Feedly app on my phone - I rarely use the web version of it.

Lynnette - from everything I was reading this morning, usage of Reader has been on a steady downturn since FB & Twitter have begun being mainstream info feeds for everyone. Google also wanted to stop spending money on applications that really weren't making them tons of money and focus on their core apps, Chrome, Android +

Well considering I'd moved away from using GR other than as a sync tool at least a year ago, I can't really argue that isn't the case, haha. I was just surprised to see they're actually shutting it down. Although I'd say my reason for swtching away from GR was largely due to me hating it on mobile which I hear is part of the reason they're shutting it down so its surprising but not surprising to me either for that reason.

Here's another link: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7...-alternatives/
It's got some options for us. I'm sure once I settle on another one, I'll be fine, but I sure am kicking and screaming about losing it. I was so sad they were closing shop on iGoogle, but this is way worse.

I've been trying to make my transitions before they actually shut everything down, I used iGoogle too. I went with Feedly because I didn't have to worry about resubscribing etc. I like it so far, it's a little slow to load for me but I love the look of it.

Oh no!! I use reader all the time... You girls figure out the best option and then let me know. haha. I hate researching this kind of stuff.

I use the Pulse app on my Kindle Fire.

So if we switch the feedly, we shouldn't have to do anything to transition even though it pulled everything from my google reader?

Yes, they're working on their own backend replacement so everything should transfer over on it's own. This was their blog post about it: http://blog.feedly.com/2013/03/14/googleeader/

I have NEVER used reader (yep it's true) but I just never got the hang of it...I think somebody should do a post on how to keep up with blogs they like :) cause I relaly would like to do it, but I have never ever found a way to keep up.....

I'm going to watch this thread. I'm pretty frustrated with this as well.

SOOOO bothered! I don't get on everyday, but love to use reader when I have some down time. I guess I will go check out Feedly too. :(

Oh yay, thanks for the blog link, Lynnette. I've been using Feedly since last year and am very happy with it (even the iPhone app). Happy to know that they worked out a solution to make the transition seamless. I wonder why the shutdown of Google Reader, though :/

Newsify is another one, makes everything look like newspaper headlines/articles

Oh I think this is a great idea! :)

I signed up for Blog Lovin and I love it :)

^^^^ This :o I just downloaded Feedly and I admit that I can't even figure out how to begin :D

This makes me sad. Google Reader was my go to for blogs. I added it to my
Flipboard and could view all the blogs I stalk that way.