As part of second spring of cleaning, Google is about to shut down one of the world's most popular service Google Reader. The service will not be available after July 1, 2013.
Google says “We launched Google Reader in 2005 in an effort to make it easy for people to discover and keep tabs on their favorite websites. While the product has a loyal following, over the years usage has declined. So, on July 1, 2013, we will retire Google Reader. Users and developers interested in RSS alternatives can export their data, including their subscriptions, with Google Takeout over the course of the next four months.”
Using Google Takeout, you'll receive your subscription data in an XML file, and the following information will be downloaded as JSON files:
- List of people that you follow
- List of people that follow you
- Items you have starred
- Items you have liked
- Items you have shared
- Items shared by people you follow
- Notes you have created
- Items with comments
Click here to start downloading your Reader data from Takeout. Once downloaded, your subscription data should be easily transferrable to another product, where you can continue to keep up with your online reading.
Personally I love to use Google Reader but it’s time to look for an alternatives. Besides Google Reader, the company has announced to close down its several other products including Google Voice App for Blackberry, Google Cloud Connect and Google Building Maker as part of second spring of cleaning.
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