{"id":647112,"date":"2013-03-16T00:18:41","date_gmt":"2013-03-16T04:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talkandroid.com\/?p=154636"},"modified":"2013-03-16T00:18:41","modified_gmt":"2013-03-16T04:18:41","slug":"100000-google-reader-fans-sign-petition-to-save-it-from-extinction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/647112","title":{"rendered":"100,000 Google Reader Fans Sign Petition to Save it from Extinction"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Google has really hit a sore spot for fans of its extremely popular Google Reader<\/a> app. Google Reader has been around for years, and for some, meant the beginning of user-friendly and simple RSS reading\/social networking.<\/p>\n

One fan, Dan Lewis from New York, NY, has decided not to let the reader go down without a fight, and 100,000 followers have his back!<\/p>\n

The petition, pleads with Google to end the madness and keep its Reader alive. It reads:<\/p>\n

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Dear Google:<\/p>\n

A few years ago — years, wow — Google Reader was one of my go-to social networks. It was an accidental one. I was using it for its intended purpose — aggregating and reading a lot of web content in one place — but it turns out, a lot of other people were doing the same thing. A lot. Many of which shared interests and when you added the amazing (amazing!) share and comment features, Google Reader blossomed into a wonderful experience for many of us, core to our day-to-day consumption of content online.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, you decided to kill those “extra” functions. I’m not here to ask you to reverse that (you should, though). In doing so, Google Reader’s day-to-day value declined, and I, like many, ended up using it less often. Instead of hitting the bookmarklet I have on my Chrome install three, four times a day, it’s now a once a day (okay, once every other day more often, recently) experience.<\/p>\n

But it’s still a core part of my Internet use. And of the many, many others who are signed below.<\/p>\n

Our confidence in Google’s other products — Gmail, YouTube, and yes, even Plus — requires that we trust you in respecting how and why we use your other products. This isn’t just about our data in Reader. This is about us using your product because we love it, because it makes our lives better, and because we trust you not to nuke it.<\/p>\n

Oh.<\/p>\n

So, please don’t destroy that trust. You’re a huge corporation, with a market cap which rivals the GDP of nations. You’re able to dedicate 20% of your time to products which may never seen the light of day. You experiment in self-driving cars and really cool eyewear which we trust (trust!) you’ll use in a manner respectful to our needs, interests, etc.<\/p>\n

Show us you care.<\/p>\n

Don’t kill Google Reader.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“Out with the old and in with the new” is the best motto for any company that wishes to be known for its innovation, and Google is just that.\u00a0 Humans will always inherently fight change. Change brings with it unfamiliarity and unknowns, and people fear these implicitly. Google knows that their Reader is dated and they are taking steps to refresh this popular but antiquated app. I wish Dan and his supporters the best of luck in their quest, and I hope Google makes the right choice for their loyal fans.<\/p>\n

Source: Change.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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