G Reader Orphans -

Joshua Rothman engages in a bit of nostalgia for Google Reader, but, in the end, he reluctantly admits to himself
and us:

"I won’t miss Reader when it shuts down, on July 1st. But I will miss the old me - the person I described in Google Reader, without knowing it."

Rebecca Greenfield shares some theories about why Google Reader was doomed and some alternatives.

+ Adding Our Man in Boston to sidebar links.

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