Re: Google Reader and More: Google Abandoning of Apps/Services
Posted by
Tom Johnson on
Mar 16, 2013; 6:11pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Google-Reader-and-More-Google-Abandoning-of-Apps-Services-tp7582001p7582085.html
I've used Google+ a couple of times recently for the AV version of a "hangout" with reasonable results. For example, screen sharing was an important factor at the time, and that worked well, and the audio is fine, too. At the moment, I'm having trouble getting the latest version of Skype to install properly, so the G+ Hangout was a welcome alternative. And the price is right.
Next big thing? ¿Quien sabe?
-tj
On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Owen Densmore
<[hidden email]> wrote:
Turns out there is a bit of sense in google's move:
.. they apparently are opting out of RSS usage in general:
Oh Google. Thought we wouldn’t notice that you’re trying to kill off not just Google Reader, but also your support and endorsement for the RSS format itself? People have just started noticing that Google’s own RSS Subscription Chrome browser extension has disappeared from the Google Chrome Web Store. Though it’s unclear at this time exactly when the extension was removed, the change appears to be recent.
I'm not much of a G+ user, so do any of us use it enough to see if it really is The Next Big Thing?
In particular, RSS is likely not part of G+, right? I.e. you can't have G+ create a list of recent favorite blog posts?
It certainly keeps track of G+ stuff itself, but if RSS goes, it likely will stay in its own silo.
-- Owen
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