Google Reader
Google Reader Closes: Save Your Data by July 15 Or Lose it Forever
Google Reader is no more. Google officially closed the doors on its popular RSS news reader yesterday. Today, it has posted a thank you message to its fans, and points users to alternatives like Feedly. Digg and AOL have also launched RSS readers.
Google Reader Going Away July 1
Citing declining usage and a focus on fewer products, Google today gave notice to its loyal (but apparently too few in number) users that its RSS platform is going away permanently via a message in Google Reader and a couple of blog posts.
Gmail & Google Reader Getting Redesigns
Google is continuing its implementation of cleaner, crisper designs with a new Gmail look and a streamlined Google Reader. While Gmail is getting some added functionality, Reader is losing many of its social features in favor of Google+ integration.
How to Use Blog Commenting to Get Valuable Backlinks and Traffic
Blog commenting can help you build relationships and authority in your industry. This will ultimately lead to organic links and new traffic.
14 Tips for Making the Most of Feeds
Seven tips for using feeds from other sites to ensure you're among the first writing about a topic, and seven tips for using your own site's feeds to grow and keep your audience.
How Do You Encourage People To Share Your YouTube Videos on Facebook, Twitter and Blogs?
In addition to telling a story that is worth retelling, here's how you can take advantage of YouTube features that enable viewers to share videos via social media and also spread the word to influential bloggers.
Leftovers: 9 Items to Read During Halftime this Weekend
Or while waiting for panels at SXSW – if you can get a signal. If you’re not at SXSW, you might be ... read more
AOL Updates Social Aggregation Service
It’s nicer, but not yet as comprehensive, as FriendFeed. Lifestream is the name of AOL’s new social product launched a couple months ... read more
Google Buzz Kills Auto-Follow on Privacy Concerns
As it turns out, people don’t like their info being shared automatically. When Google Buzz launched last week, people weren’t thrilled that ... read more
Google News Enables Starring
You can star an email in GMail. And you can star an item in Google Reader. Now, starring has come to Google ... read more
