How little does Google care about Reader, you ask? This much:
This picture is of the Google settings screen for default “Send to” sites, and Google+ is not an option.
It amazes me that people are trying to integrate the popular RSS service with Google+, and Google is making it such a pain. And don’t even get me started on the fact they have thus far ignored Reader in the design refresh frenzy.
Perhaps it’s a sign that the uber-consumer types rely on RSS more than the rest of the world, but it seems us “power users” (I hate that term) should be shown some more love.
I love Reader, but the UI is so bad that I use it through Feedly.
There is currently no (public) API available for Google+ yet. So while operating in the same company the Reader team might have to wait for a stable API like every other 3rd party developer has to.
Good point, Joris. I have not thought about that. Hopefully Google still has a team on Reader…
I hope someday Google will merge Reader into Google+, so I will be able to read my feeds, share and comment them using a single app. It will make our lives much easier.
Really? The saying is “Couldn’t care less”.
“Could care less” means…. well it means they could care less, meaning they care about it.
Google+ isn’t integrated into any of Google’s services yet. Chill your beans and wait for them to develop the core functionality of the product before they expand into tying it into their other sites and services.
I +1’d this post – ah, the joy of irony.
Love Google Reader still. Hope Google puts some more effort into it.
And not to forget, Reader awaits UI update too while almost all other products have been update with the new G+ look.
Wow Tom you are sharp “aren’t you”…. or is that “are you”??
If I post a new video to youtube – or “like” one – there’s an option to automatically post to Facebook but not (yet) to google+. It’s its own weird beast at this point.
It’s a pity that google ignores reader 🙁
Anyway, I had to create an chrome extension for that (sorry, shameless self promotion), you can check it out here http://bit.ly/q2c6Xd
It’s really tricky to make this work, hope google release an API for G+ someday
Google.com/ig was part of the design refresh its google’s ‘other’ RSS.
The Android app for Google Reader received a complete design refresh just a few days ago… hopefully that means Google is still committed to Reader.
Well, now they have replaced the sharing with G+, are you happier now? 😉
Actually, I’m not, care to pitch in? – https://plus.google.com/106918599239677012839/posts/3ytfzWdVZeg