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Tag: Google Reader

Feedly Pro launches to everyone, offering search and Evernote integration for $5/month

on August 26, 2013

RSS reader Feedly made its premium product, Feedly Pro, available to everyone on Monday. It costs $5 a month or $45 a year and offers a few perks like search and Evernote integration.

Google Reader’s shutdown, the rise of walled gardens and the future of the open web

on July 3, 2013

In many ways, Google’s shutdown of its RSS reader is just a small part of a larger move away from open web standards and towards closed, proprietary platforms that are easier to control and monetize.

Goodbye Google Reader, we’ll miss you

on July 2, 2013

July 1 has come and gone, and so has Google Reader. Our post-mortem.

As Google Reader winds down, Feedly just keeps growing

on July 1, 2013

Feedly has been adding servers and changing its data architecture — including a move from MySQL to HBase — as more users come aboard and ask the company to start managing many more RSS feeds.

On the eve of Google Reader’s demise, one of its former caretakers says, “thanks”

on June 28, 2013

Former Google Reader employees says he’s bummed to see the product depart, but points to wealth of replacements already cropping up.

Beloved iOS RSS app Reeder goes totally free, with updates to come (but not by July 1)

on June 28, 2013

The iOS RSS app Reeder is working to get ready for Google Reader’s death, but updated apps that work with services like Feedly and Feedbin won’t be ready by July 1.

Life after Google Reader: GigaOM’s guide to the best options

on June 24, 2013

When Google Reader closes its doors for good on July 1, which news reader should you adopt? We broke down nine of the most interesting or useful apps to help you decide.

Feedly hits 12 million users, launches web version and quits relying on Google’s backend

on June 19, 2013

Feedly is no longer relying on Google Reader’s backend, and on Wednesday it announced a much-requested web-only version and a bunch of new apps.

Digg’s RSS reader is arriving in beta next week on desktop and mobile

on June 17, 2013

Want to see what Digg’s RSS reader will look like when it comes in beta form next week? The company released a few more details and photos of the news reader for desktop and mobile.

Why Facebook isn’t the right company to create a Google Reader replacement

on June 15, 2013

With speculation that Facebook might be launching an RSS reader at its press event next week, it’s important to think about why users loved the Google Reader experience. Hint: it wasn’t because Google Reader was social.

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