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Saturday, March 16, 2013 News   |   Commentary   |   Slideshows   |   Reports   |   Videos   |   TechCenters   |   Events   |   RSS Feeds   Tom LaSusa     As a huge nerd, I typically use my lunch break to get the latest news on my favorite TV shows ("Doctor Who," anyone?), upcoming movies, comic books and more. For the last few years I've been using Google Reader to deliver the headlines from my favorite fanboy sites. Needless to say, I was pretty upset to hear that Google plans to kill the service in July. So were scores of other users, based on the blog posts, social media outcry and an online petition (nearly 104K signatures so far). I'm not sure the angst was this strong when the death knell tolled for iGoogle (going away for good this November). But is Google Reader's demise really that bad? For one thing, it's going to give a number of other services an opportunity to attract new users. And for those who say the options aren't as good, hang tight: Digg has announced that it has been working on a reader of its own, and will now push it up on the priority list. Another thought to ponder: Mike Masnick over at Techdirt believes this should serve as a lesson in relying too much on a single provider when there are alternatives. A solid point and one that, by killing Reader and other services over the years, Google itself has indirectly manifested ... and may regret. What are your thoughts? Have you been using Google Reader? If so, are you sad to see it go? Is Google making a bad call here, or is RSS on the way out? Drop me a line at tom.lasusa@ubm.com Tom LaSusa Community Manager InformationWeek.com QUOTE OF THE DAY "I don't want to be remembered. I want the nice words when I can hear them." -- Jerry Lewis JOIN THE CONVERSATION Posted By Oolith: "Did you even go to the site and try it?? When I clicked through it was going directly to the credit reporting agency. This whole article is hogwash." In reply to: "IT Age Discrimination Or Employee Inertia?" View Entire Response | Post Your Own Reply     MOST POPULAR THIS WEEK Google To Close Reader In Product Purge Petition to save Reader has more than 64,000 votes, but Google won't budge. Samsung Galaxy S 4 Does Software Magic Samsung's new flagship smartphone goes after Apple with software that takes cool pictures, responds to hand gestures and follows faces. Samsung Galaxy S 4: What's Missing? Samsung packed the Galaxy S 4 with new features, but here's what we wanted and did not get. 9 Must-Know Java Security Facts More than half of all Java users are still using Java 6, which Oracle officially retired last month. Is it time for a consumer recall? IT Age Discrimination: You're Not The Dinosaur In our discussion of IT ageism, many IT pros say they feel caught in a hiring trap. Don't wait for some big, slow and stupid organization to snap you up. China Hack Attacks: Play Offense Or Defense? The Chinese government has been blamed for launching cyber-espionage APT attacks against U.S. businesses. In this debate, two security experts examine how business should respond. MORE NEWS • Big Data: Hype Vs. Hope At Interop • InteropNet's Live Wire Act • Interop Preview: Expert Advice On Building Private Cloud Exclusive for IWK Readers: Click here or use Priority Code MP_BTMNLIWKDLY to save $200 off the Early Bird pricing on ALL access and conference passes when you register before March 22nd! see also... Why You Should Attend Interop   EYE CANDY: IMAGE GALLERIES 12 Open Educational Resources: From Khan to MIT Higher education can now tap into an explosion of educational resources that are free to view, download and modify. That's disruptive to commercial textbooks, media and assessments.  View Now ALSO SEE • Facebook's Futuristic Data Center: Inside Tour • Office 2013: 10 Questions To Ask MORE SLIDESHOWS   RESOURCES AND EVENTS Webcast: Has Anyone Ever Returned an Unused Software License? In this Webcast (on Monday, March 18, 2013) an analyst from Frost and Sullivan will go over the results of a recently published white paper on this topic and Deloitte & Touche will discuss the benefits their customers have gained in automating their license management processes. Get More Details and Register   This e-mail was sent to sojo.blo@gmail.com InformationWeek: The Week In Review -- Published By InformationWeek 600 Community Drive Manhasset, NY 11030 To update your profile, change your e-mail address, or unsubscribe, click here. Thoughts about this newsletter? Give us feedback. Keep This Newsletter Out Of Your SPAM Folder Don't let future editions of InformationWeek: The Week In Review go missing. Take a moment to add the newsletter's address to your anti-spam white list: email@techwebnewsletters.com If you're not sure how to do that, ask your administrator or ISP. Or check your anti-spam utility's documentation. We take your privacy very seriously. Please review our Privacy Statement. © 2013  |  United Business Media LLC  |   Privacy Statement  |  Terms Of Service  |  Contact Us