Google Shutting Down Google Reader, Top 3 Alternatives

According to Google’s official statement, the two reasons the company states for dismissing Google Reader are – First, as we mentioned above, the company says that the user base has declined consistently over the past couple of years. Secondly, Google now wants to shift focus on fewer products. The company has slowly realized how it jumped to so many products at once, without being able to give their due attention these products deserved.

If you were a Google Reader user and are looking for some decent alternatives, we’ve got you covered. Here are some of the best Google Reader alternatives out there:

Feedly
Feedly has been around for some time now. Just after Google’s announcement that it will shut down Google Reader, Feedly saw its user base shoot up by 500,000 users. That’s an insane amount of fan following transferring from an almost dead product to a much better alternative. Feedly features a rich story suggestion algorithm baked right into the product. It’s easy to access new content and even easer to share it across your social profiles on the web. The company also announced recently that they will be building a new engine to sync with users’ RSS feeds so that the transition for Google Reader users is smooth. As for now, Feedly is working hard to keep its services running up and smoothly.

Pulse
Pulse is a combination of a RSS reader and a news discovery engine. The app providers users with content from various verticals along with the ability to add specific RSS feeds from their favorite websites. The best part about Pulse is its design. It’s much more intuitive than any conventional RSS reader. Pulse allows users to import their feeds from Google Reader to their service. Apart from the web app, Pulse has apps on both iOS and Android based smartphones and tablets. You can use the app to save stories, share them on your social profiles, browse trending stores and a lot more.

NewsBlur
NewsBlur has been a hot favorite amongst many. It features a neatly designed interface that resembles that of Google Reader itself. It not only makes reading much more easier, it also makes things easier for your eyes too – you can even turn views to text-only and keep the images from getting displayed. NewsBlur has an iPhone, iPad and Android app that you can use. Although the app is based on a freemium model, it is one of the best RSS reader apps out there.

2013-03-20 15:51:07

Source: http://esbjournal.com/2013/03/google-shutting-down-google-reader-top-3-alternatives/