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Nick Bradbury asks: Is Google Reader being retired?

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Re: Nick Bradbury asks: Is Google Reader being retired?

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Post by hosh »

deadcyclo wrote: post #10
mwhite wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"I hate to ask this, but I have to: is Google preparing to retire Reader?" Sounds to me like he's talking about Google Reader itself.

Try looking at it again: It's posted in "Friends of the Unofficial Google Reader API" and he says: "I realize that we're using an unofficial API, so we have no right to complain about any changes to it (instead we should be thankful to have been able to use it for so long). But at the same time, the Reader team is well aware that developers such as myself are using their API in our software, and some of us rely on th…

There's been an announcement from Google that they are finally implementing one the most-asked for features for Google Reader: sharing items from Readers to your G+ circles. Once implemented, sharing news items from Reader to other Reader users no longer makes sense.

Google ditching Reader API makes more sense as a possibility than Google ditching Reader all-together.

Re: Nick Bradbury asks: Is Google Reader being retired?

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Post by joebadmo »

magic_haze wrote: post #9

I've been using reader for /years/ now, and I still don't think I know all its features: I just found out yesterday - completely by accident - that pressing 'f' throws reader into a really simple river-of-posts mode with all the headers and navigation widgets hidden. I hope the change will make these kinds of features more prominent (but to be honest, I really doubt this will be anything but dumbing it down)

Try hitting ? for keyboard shortcuts.

Re: Nick Bradbury asks: Is Google Reader being retired?

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Post by mwhite »

deadcyclo wrote: post #10
mwhite wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"I hate to ask this, but I have to: is Google preparing to retire Reader?" Sounds to me like he's talking about Google Reader itself.

Try looking at it again: It's posted in "Friends of the Unofficial Google Reader API" and he says: "I realize that we're using an unofficial API, so we have no right to complain about any changes to it (instead we should be thankful to have been able to use it for so long). But at the same time, the Reader team is well aware that developers such as myself are using their API in our software, and some of us rely on th…

Google Reader being retired entails the API being discontinued. Certainly he'd care if, instead, just the API was discontinued. But if all he was talking about was the API being discontinued, then he wouldn't have used the unambiguous words "discontinue/retire Reader" four times, including in the title.

I guess I just have a slightly different idea of the meaning of 'misleading' and 'asking'.

Re: Nick Bradbury asks: Is Google Reader being retired?

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Post by deadcyclo »

mwhite wrote: post #13
deadcyclo wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Try looking at it again: It's posted in "Friends of the Unofficial Google Reader API" and he says: "I realize that we're using an unofficial API, so we have no right to complain about any changes to it (instead we should be thankful to have been able to use it for so long). But at the same time, the Reader team is well aware that developers such as myself are using their API in our software, and some of us rely on th…

Google Reader being retired entails the API being discontinued. Certainly he'd care if, instead, just the API was discontinued. But if all he was talking about was the API being discontinued, then he wouldn't have used the unambiguous words "discontinue/retire Reader" four times, including in the title. I guess I just have a slightly different idea of the meaning of 'misleading' and 'asking'.

Try attacking it from a different angle: The first thing he does is post a link to a google blog post that clearly states that they are releasing a new and changed version of google reader, and later on talks about changes to the API can ruin peoples businesses.

Now, if he really was talking about google reader being retired, and not just the API, that would mean that he in no way, shape or form could have read the blog post he himself initially posted a link to.

My best guess is that it simply is a poor choice of words, and that he figured since he was posting on the webpage of the API, he simply skipped the word API.

Re: Nick Bradbury asks: Is Google Reader being retired?

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Post by apgwoz »

flarg wrote: post #16
varjag wrote: post #15

Reader was also moved from the top Google bar into "More" some weeks ago.

Yep, I noticed that too. Seems suggestive of retirement.

> Seems suggestive of retirement

Why does that seems suggestive of retirement? They're obviously optimizing this bar for my mom and not people who know what, and how to use Reader. "Calendar", "Documents", "Photos", "Web" (which takes you to google.com and changes the top bar)--those are smart choices for that bar, as they appeal to everyone.

Re: Nick Bradbury asks: Is Google Reader being retired?

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Post by zachgreen »

apgwoz wrote: post #17
flarg wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yep, I noticed that too. Seems suggestive of retirement.

> Seems suggestive of retirement Why does that seems suggestive of retirement? They're obviously optimizing this bar for my mom and not people who know what, and how to use Reader. "Calendar", "Documents", "Photos", "Web" (which takes you to google.com and changes the top bar)--those are smart choices for that bar, as they appeal to everyone.

I agree. If they were retiring it, wouldn't they have just removed it from the list all together?
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