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Reader is dead, Google points out alternatives

At the end of yesterday, July 1, the bell tolled for Google Reader. While it was a sad moment, many alternatives exist.Granted, most of us wish we did not have to move to them, but that is the grim future we must all face. A brief visit to the web site displays a dire message that customers have been dreading

Google Reader shutdown decision now threatens human rights

While GNC doesn't get political -- in fact we avoid it as if it were toxic -- sometimes a subject in the political arena touches the tech world. While we have all been fixated recently on the Google Reader shutdown and what it means to us as writers about tech, who use this tool to follow the latest news, and

FeedWizard: RSS Without Google Reader

The internet is freaking out today after hearing the news that Google has decided to kill off the extremely popular Google Reader. The reaction is understandable. Many of us rely on Google Reader as an quick way to keep up to date with the news and to easily discover when the blogs we follow have updated with new content. There

GNC #681 Seven Years of Tracking Web Behavior

In Washington D.C. this week was a quick turn around at home.. One thing that I have found the farther east I go the crappier the internet is in hotels just a observation but everytime i'm east the internet sucks in the hotels. Subscribe Today: Audio | Video | iTunes | Zune Download the Show File Follow @geeknews on Twitter

D7 Is a Better Google Reader for Android

Google Reader has been the second most used app on my phone, behind only Twitter.  It works well, especially since the last update which fixed a major annoyance - when going back to the feed list it no longer takes you back to the top of the list.  But, recently I found an even better alternative - D7 Google Reader.

Sharing Your Google Reader Finds

While Google Buzz made quite a, ah...sensation, when it debuted, it seems to have become rather overshadowed now.  Other than the news this week of the settlement they have reached there's been no real, well, buzz around it.  But strangely I have almost four times as many followers on there as I do on Twitter, and it goes up daily. 

GNC-2010-10-18 #619 BlogWorld Recovery Show

I am still recovering from Vegas and BlogWorld. A lot was accomplished in the 5 days I was in Vegas. I share some of that along with a pile of tech news and information. Two shows from Texas and then back to Honolulu for two shows. The following Sponsors support GNC your support of them is appreciated! GoDaddy services saves