I've fairly recently switched to self hosting and I'm pretty happy with the result.
I still miss reader. but I'm happy with what i have. (FreshRSS)
Google Reader shut down announced ten years ago today
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Re: Google Reader shut down announced ten years ago today
#62I feel like killing Reader was the point at which I switched from viewing Google mostly positively to more skeptically. Which doesn't seem terribly rational, really; it wasn't the first product to be axed, it was perfectly possible to replace... Maybe it was just the first product axing that really affected me? The moment Google went from "provider of great free stuff" to "sometimes provider of free stuff, sometimes…
I understand you completely. For me also it was a turning point, but the real nail in the coffin was when they shut down Inbox. That was when it went from a new Google product being interesting and getting in there early to every Google product being eyed with distrust and reluctance.
Re: Google Reader shut down announced ten years ago today
#63I still don't understand why people couldn't switch to a different RSS reader. The Google Reader narrative seems like it was just as helpful as the bank run we just had.
That's exactly what I did. I also switched to a new browser, email provider, and search engine. Haven't looked back since :)
Re: Google Reader shut down announced ten years ago today
#64I feel like killing Reader was the point at which I switched from viewing Google mostly positively to more skeptically. Which doesn't seem terribly rational, really; it wasn't the first product to be axed, it was perfectly possible to replace... Maybe it was just the first product axing that really affected me? The moment Google went from "provider of great free stuff" to "sometimes provider of free stuff, sometimes…
My first one was Google Notebook. Reader was critical.
Re: Google Reader shut down announced ten years ago today
#65I feel like killing Reader was the point at which I switched from viewing Google mostly positively to more skeptically. Which doesn't seem terribly rational, really; it wasn't the first product to be axed, it was perfectly possible to replace... Maybe it was just the first product axing that really affected me? The moment Google went from "provider of great free stuff" to "sometimes provider of free stuff, sometimes…
I understand you completely. For me also it was a turning point, but the real nail in the coffin was when they shut down Inbox. That was when it went from a new Google product being interesting and getting in there early to every Google product being eyed with distrust and reluctance.
I had the same. After Reader, I was a bit grumpy but, well, found other alternatives.
After Inbox tho... I went through the 5 stages of grief and started degooglifying my life. Made an okay setup with neomutt (and TripIt*) which I can trust would stay around longer than any Google ad-focused product.
(* I mainly liked Inbox for its travel organizer)
Re: Google Reader shut down announced ten years ago today
#66I feel like killing Reader was the point at which I switched from viewing Google mostly positively to more skeptically. Which doesn't seem terribly rational, really; it wasn't the first product to be axed, it was perfectly possible to replace... Maybe it was just the first product axing that really affected me? The moment Google went from "provider of great free stuff" to "sometimes provider of free stuff, sometimes…
I think it was the first thing they'd killed which had been around for quite a while, still had devoted users, and Google didn't offer a replacement. If you look at the graveyard, the pre-Reader things they killed were things which had flopped (e.g. Buzz), things which were no longer relevant (e.g Gears), acquisitions, and mergers where they had two redundant products (e.g. Google Video).
I thought that Google Wave had a lot of unrealised potential, in addition to Reader. Still sorry they killed that, too.
Re: Google Reader shut down announced ten years ago today
#67This is probably the inflection point in history where I lost all trust I had in Google. I don't know how much they saved by shutting it down (probably nearly nothing) but I know that for me and people around me it was a such terrible signal that I never trusted again Google for anything serious/business. Well done guys
Ironically, for me it was probably when they shut down Google+ that I finally changed my views on Google. For me Google+ was a lot like HN: Peaceful, quiet and beautiful and lots Open Source content and smart people. I still look once or twice a year but it seems everyone who are into building social media wants to copy not only the very limited functionality of Twitter, down to its dumb limitations, but also its UX…
I also liked Google+ it was where I could manage my tech social stuff without participating in the madness that Facebook was becoming.
Re: Google Reader shut down announced ten years ago today
#68If you have a server and are in the market for a new RSS reader service, try FreshRSS. The killer feature: ability to scrape the full article content with CSS selectors when only a truncated feed is offered.
Re: Google Reader shut down announced ten years ago today
#69It took me ten years to get back into using an RSS reader. Over that time, I found individual blog posts to read via links from Twitter. And there were a few that I subscribed to over email. But now with the whole Twitter debacle, a month ago I looked around to find a good RSS reader and installed NetNewsWire. It's nice to be back.
Re: Google Reader shut down announced ten years ago today
#70Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think it was the first thing they'd killed which had been around for quite a while, still had devoted users, and Google didn't offer a replacement. If you look at the graveyard, the pre-Reader things they killed were things which had flopped (e.g. Buzz), things which were no longer relevant (e.g Gears), acquisitions, and mergers where they had two redundant products (e.g. Google Video).
I thought that Google Wave had a lot of unrealised potential, in addition to Reader. Still sorry they killed that, too.
But Wave was not a mature product when it was killed, it was still basically a tech demo.
Killing it just wasn't as painful.