By now you’ve already heard that Google Reader is closing down this summer. As the news spread people aired their frustration on social media and blogs everywhere. If you depend on Reader to get your daily news or just to follow your friends’ blogs, things will likely change for you. But, the bigger question some have been asking is, “Is the era of the RSS feed over?”
Personally, I think this sentiment is an overreaction. Yes, Google is an industry and thought leader, but the loss of one of dozens of feed services doesn’t signal the death of an entire channel of communication.
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