I'm not sure this will affect anyone reading this, but if you use Google Reader, please keep reading.
So, for some crazy reason, Google has decided to close down Google Reader (GR).
If you use Google Reader to read blogs, it's time to find a new blog reader.
Google Reader closes down on June 30th. In other words, you have 5 days.
I don't want to lose your readership, so here are some alternatives for blog reading.
I have not looked further into any of these or checked into how they work, but you can read more about some of them here. You may have to play around with several different ones to find one that you like.
For most readers, (with the exception of the email one), a blogger does not have to have the follow button on their blog, you just have to enter the blog address into the reader.
Please contact me if you have any questions or want help getting things set up, whether to read blogs, or added to your blog.
Also feel free to share this post.
I hope you all will stay connected here and to your other favorite blogs. It's no fun for a blogger when no one reads their blog!
If you use Google Reader to read blogs, it's time to find a new blog reader.
Google Reader closes down on June 30th. In other words, you have 5 days.
I don't want to lose your readership, so here are some alternatives for blog reading.
- Bloglovin' - This is the reader that I use. It is similar to GR, the difference is that you can't read blogs from your iGoogle homepage, you have to click on the title and go to the blog to read it. (Though, iGoogle is ending Nov 1st, so that doesn't do you much good anyways.) Yes, that takes some getting used to, but it's really not as bad as it seems, and the benefit is it's easier to comment and see what the rest of a blog looks like, not just the post. You can import your GR/Google Friend Connect subscriptions easily into Bloglovin'.
I have not looked further into any of these or checked into how they work, but you can read more about some of them here. You may have to play around with several different ones to find one that you like.
For most readers, (with the exception of the email one), a blogger does not have to have the follow button on their blog, you just have to enter the blog address into the reader.
Please contact me if you have any questions or want help getting things set up, whether to read blogs, or added to your blog.
Also feel free to share this post.
I hope you all will stay connected here and to your other favorite blogs. It's no fun for a blogger when no one reads their blog!