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Likewise, if I starred a post on the Google Reader website, when I opened up Reeder or Mr. Reader, that program notified Google Reader that it as read, & then, when I opened one of the other apps or looked at the Google Reader website, that post or feed was gone. If I marked a post or feed as read in Mr. Reader that also synced with Google Reader. When I was on my iPhone, however, I used a program called Reeder that synced with Google Reader, & when I was on my iPad, I used a program called Mr.

In my case, I used Google Reader via its website when I was at my laptop. Google Reader made it relatively easy for other apps to use it as a backend syncing service, which allowed users to pick & choose among RSS apps. That second one requires a bit more explanation.

It was a syncing service that other websites & apps could use.

It was a website that made it easy to follow & read RSS feeds.

Google Reader actually performed two related services: Let’s be clear about what Google Reader was, exactly. During the summer of 2013, however, Google shut down Reader, which actually turned into a good thing, as it broke the strangehold Google had on RSS & allowed a thousand RSS flowers to bloom, so to speak.

This used to be an easy one: if you wanted to follow RSS feeds, use Google Reader. I wrote the following about RSS services & apps for my students, but I wanted to share it here as well, since I thought others might find it useful. Louis this semester, & one of our topics is RSS. I’m teaching my Social Media course (AKA From Blogs to Wikis) at Washington University in St.