Only two months until the Google Reader shutdown – Your Options
Many people will be aware that Google
intends decommissioning Google
Reader on the 1st July. A lot of you who use RSS for your daily news fix would have
already made the change to an alternative service but for anyone who is yet to
abandon the good ship Google Reader there are numerous options out there.
The guys at Gizmodo listed a number of
excellent
alternatives. If you liked the way Google Reader used to work and aren't
comfortable with big changes, The Old
Reader might be the alternative for you. Many of the alternatives on
offer allow you to automatically import your current Google Reader data after
using Google Takeout. UQ Librarians have
also tried out My Yahoo, Feedly (one of the very popular alternatives),
NewsBlur, NetVibes and are also anticipating the
arrival of a new reader from Digg.
Another option is to use the
RSS Reader built into
MS Outlook. This is a good option if you only follow a handful of feeds.
You can then easily see any updates at the same time as you are checking your
email.
Social Media is another option. There's Twitter and Facebook neither of which require any introduction. A hint if you are going to use Facebook as a Google Reader alternative - try using the Interest Lists feature to keep things organised.
If there are any Star Wars fans out there you might be drawn to StaRSS. This isn't really a proper RSS reader but is does look cool for a short while.
But don't worry, there's still time to explore the many options out there.
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