As so many other bloggers have posted, the date of the end of Google Reader is fast approaching. If you all think it's hard to be losing such a valuable internet resource, imagine being a Spoogler (spouse of a Googler, for those outside of Silicon Valley) and STILL not being able to do anything about Reader's demise. For days, conversations in our house went something like this,
Me: "Seriously. Can't you do ANYTHING about this? You work there for crying out loud!"
Husband: "No. I don't even work with that team."
Me: "Well, check the internal groups again to see if there's been a change of mind."
Husband: "There's no talk of reversing the decision, and they aren't going to."
Me: "Why would they do this? WHY??" {Shaking fists in the air}
Husband: {Shaking head}
In a final act of lameness (that Larry himself will notice, I'm sure), I'll be using Reader until I can no longer do so. But I know the wheels of change roll on, so I haven't been idle: in searching for a new RSS feed, I've imported my Reader feeds to Feedly, which seems to be what most folks are using in these parts and Bloglovin, which most crafty/sewing bloggers seem to like. I haven't used either enough to have a major preference, so after July 1, I'll get a better feel.
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I reject both fully. I will be using reader until it no longer works in the hope they'll just forget to turn it off. :) Also, please tell your husband from me, he could have done something if he REALLY tried. I'm disappointed in him. :(
ReplyDeleteHe's heard those words, verbatim, from me, but I told him again to reinforce the message :)
DeleteI got all excited when they didn't turn it off yesterday! I tried it again today though and it was gone. GONE! *sob*
DeleteHhaha! I did the exact same thing! Then I was like, Samantha was right; they DID forget to turn it off! Then utter disappointment....
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