Without an obvious RSS reader alternative to Google Reader (and with heightened fears that any replacement RSS reader might exit the market, just like Google and Bloglines), some folks will simply give up on RSS altogether and rely exclusively on social media, email alerts or bookmarks.
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Second, Google announced that RSS service Google Reader would be shut down.
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That diminished return is solved in Google Reader and other RSS services.
In his blog, he added:" "Google destroyed the RSS feed-reader ecosystem with a subsidised product, stifling its competitors and killing innovation.
It was just very awkward to browse and follow Tumblr content through Google Reader or through NetNewsWire, through those RSS readers.
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There was a lot of buzz online about this decision, and some fanatical Google Reader fans put together a petition to keep the RSS reader alive.
Kevin Fox, a former Google employee who worked for several years on the Google Reader project before leaving the company, has offered to help Google fix its popular once-social RSS service.
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Google Reader launched in 2005, when Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds were a new way to keep tabs on favourite websites and blogs.
Now, with Google Reader set to shut down, The Old Reader may be the RSS Reader that most closely resembles the disappearing product.
And using Google Reader is comparable to having a second Gmail inbox, to which one can direct RSS feeds instead of flooding a private inbox with newsletters.
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There are third-party apps for feed-reading, but Google Reader remains both the dominant client and nearly the only back-end syncing service underpinning the entire RSS experience (a position the company actively pursued).
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