I click – and boom! – I see what I wanted to see. Speedįor an app that displays lots of content from many different sources, Google Reader is consistently fast. So as a sort of PSA to whomever builds the next feed reader I wind up using, here’s what I think makes Google Reader so special: speed and magic. Google Reader competitors reading this whining get no insight into what to create to replace it.- Sam Schenkman-Moore March 14, 2013 Not much mention of any specific feature that dies with it.- Sam Schenkman-Moore March 14, 2013 In the midst of the hand-wringing and petition-signing on Twitter, I saw an astute observation: I’ve been heartened to see the flurry of activity around building a replacement, culminating with the announcement that Digg is planning their own Reader. I’m a passionate fan of Google Reader – using it several times a week – and I was very disappointed to read about the decision.

Last week, Google announced that it plans to shut down Google Reader later this year. What I'll Miss Most About Google Reader: Speed and Magic

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